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Pre Inclosure map of Clanfield, Bampton, Aston & Yelford

  • BCA - 2020.2392
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  • 1624

The map is pre Inclosure and covers Clanfield, Bampton, Aston and Yelford. The note with the Yelford map says it was from a map of 1624/5. A note at the right side of the page suggests all these details were pulled together from various sources in 1833 which is post Inclosure, which for the Bampton area was 1821. I can't work out what maps were used for the non-Yelford map but it says HHH is Aston 1771.

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Map of Bampton Estate at 1789

  • BCA - 2019.1890
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  • 1789

This map shows the Bampton Estates at 1789. This is before the fields were enclosed and the names of the people who farmed the strips or the name of the field area are on the map. The Quies fields are each side of the Bampton to Brize Norton road, just north of what is now Hobbs Buildings.
The Clanfield to Bampton road is showing top to bottom on the map whereas it really runs east west, so you need to get your head around that, literally.
What we now call Welcome Way is called Wiltham Way - it runs south from Cowleaze Corner into Weald.
Weald Common Meadow was south of what we now think of as the area containing the two Bampton Business Parks.
The Bampton to Buckland road is showing going left to right on the map when it actually runs NW to SE; it had a turnpike.

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2nd edition maps of 1899 Bampton, Black Bourton, Mt Owen Road

  • BCA - 2020.2393
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  • 1899

These three maps are all labelled as 2nd edition 1899. They cover the area Central Bampton, north & south, east nearly to Aston, Black Bourton south to Cowleaze Corner, east to Elephant & Castle in Bridge Street and Mt Owen Rd, west to road going up to Lew now called Station Road.
They not only show the buildings but someone has written on in pencil when certain plots were sold and to whom.
Interesting to see the clear fish-farming area with the Deanery then called Deanery Farm, Cobb House simply called Vicarage, Churchgate House called Trinity Vicarage. The third vicarage is today called Kilmore House and is almost opposite the East window of St. Mary's.
What today is called Bridge Street was then called Mill Street and the mill was just to the left of path to Sandford Field from Bridge St. The legend is the mill wheel was buried in the plot to the left of the brook walking to the field from Bridge St and the tree there today was planted at its centre.

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Bampton maps of 1921

  • BCA - 2020.2397
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  • 1921

The map was produced in 1921. The first map is has been reused to show where council houses were to be built on the south side of New Road and where the sewerage pipes were to be laid to the sewerage works along the Buckland Road.

Mains sewerage came to Bampton in 1958 after a long struggle and at a cost of £105,000. Miss Marjorie Pollard was the driving force but in the end, it was the death of Horace Morse who emptied the 'night soil' buckets twice a week which made it imperative. Jack Bellinger was the first manager of the sewerage works.

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1922 map of Clanfield, Alvescot, Black Bourton, Grafton, Bampton, Aston, Cote & Chimney

  • BCA - 2020.2399
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  • 1922

This map was produced in 1922 and shows the field system as well as the parliamentary boundaries as at 1918.

There are many interesting notes written on in pencil. The water tower and gas works along the Aston Road were in existence. The allotment gardens NW of Beam Cottage are labelled as is the gravel pit to the SW of Beam Cottage.

There are no houses to the north of New Road and none to the south of it going east from Bushey Row.

Rushy Weir is shown clearly as is the tow path to the south side of the river Thames.

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Freda Daniels as a young girl

  • BCA - 2021.2542
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  • 1930s

Freda Daniels was not quite 3 years old when she was dressed up to sell poppies in 1929. She was born April 13th 1927. The photograph of her sitting has '3 years old' written on the back.
When she married she became Mrs Freda Bradley.

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Bampton Morris Dancers from 1894 to 1950

  • BCA - 2019.1678
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  • 1894-1950

2f. Castle farm. Barn or railway carriage in the farmyard behind the visiting Headington Quarry Morris dancers in 1949. George Hunt is the fool.
2k. Jingy Wells with Bertie Clark, Bill Kimber, Sam Bennett and several named Bampton people.
2o. Early c20th Miss Mary Neal has arranged for Bampton Morris men to dance in London to celebrate May Day.
2p. Bampton Morris outside the Elephant & Castle, c1920s
1894 – the earliest photograph of Bampton Morris dancers. L-R Henry Radband the sword bearer, George Wells/Taylor, Joseph Rouse, probably John Tanner, William Nathan ‘Jingy’ Wells the fool, James Dewe, George Dixey, Thomas William Tanner, Richard Decimus Butler the musician.
1897 Bampton Morris outside the Talbot Inn; the Diamond Jubilee year of Queen Victoria. Back row L-R George Dixey, William Nathan ‘Jingy’ Wells the fool, Robert Dixey, Joseph Rouse, Richard Decimus Butler the musician, Charles Henry Tanner the ragman; seated L-R James Dewe, Henry Radband the sword bearer, George Wells/Taylor, Thomas William Tanner.
Photo 1930 Dancers dancing in the Market Square by the War Memorial
Photo 1930 Dancers in a very wet Shipston-on-Stour June 23rd 1930
Photo 1932 Floods outside the Elephant & Castle. Bertie Clarke the musician, Sam Townsend, Bertie Flux, Ted Lay, Mr Buckingham, Buller Tanner, Jim Buckingham, Arnold Buckingham the fool, Brannan Brooks, and doing the carrying Punner Smith, Frank Woodley, Bert Whitlock, unknown, Bill Lock, Albert Townsend, Frank Woodley Jnr, Mr Pratt and Percy Lane.
Photo 1932 again in the floods with Mr Pratt, Percy Lane, Mr Green, Punner Smith and Albert Townsend carrying Bob Whitlock, Bill Brown, Jingy Wells and others.
1932 newspaper cutting about the floods in Bampton
1935 Morris dancing in Hyde Park
1938 Sam Bennett playing the fiddle at Whitsun and wearing his smock
1946 Dancing at Little Place. Ted Dixey nearest the camera and Jingy Wells on fiddle.
1947 In the grounds of Weald Manor. Jingy Wells on fiddle, his son with the box and cake. Roy Shergold just back on leave from Merchant Navy in uniform.
1948 Dancing outside the Elephant & Castle.
Arthur Dixey changed ready for dancing; he was the father of Ted Dixey.
BA2C69 Shepherd Shadrach Hayden and grandchild. He had a large repertoire of folk songs.
Bertie Clarke on fiddle; L-R George Hunt the fool, Pete & Rex Wheeler the twins in the middle, Francis Shergold nearest the camera, and Harry Hampton with Bertie Clarke on fiddle.
Bertie Clarke on fiddle, nobody else in the picture.
Bill Hall in bowler hat with the fertility cake and collecting box.
C1914 dancing outside the Elephant & Castle with outbuildings of Castle View farm in the background.
Boys of the Royal Ballet School wearing Morris Dancing outfits rehearsing for Folk Festival to take place at the Royal Albert Hall.
C1912 Henry Radband with the cake.
Two pictures mounted – top picture L-R Henry Radband with the cake, Bob Dixey, George Dixey, David Edginton the fool, Arthur Dixey (father or Ted), Phil Dewe, Thomas ‘Buscot’ Tanner, Jingy Wells the musician, Charles ‘Cocky’ Tanner. Bottom picture, painted, taken early 1950s.
img019 Taken c1900 and taken from the WI album. Back row L-R Harry Radband sword bearer, Jingy Wells with the fiddle, David Edginton the fool (mis-spelt on the picture), Charles ‘Cocky’ Tanner. Seated L-R Tom Tanner, Bob Dixey, Philip Dewe, Arthur Dixey, Brannan Brooks and Joe Rouse.
img437 With Monday 1927 outside the Elephant & Castle.
img590 Dancing outside Little Place
img619 1921 dancing at The Hall in Longworth.
img842 Ladies country dancing at the Charlbury Flower Show labelled The Bampton Folk Dancing Troupe.
img842 Bampton dancers June 22nd 1929 dancing at a very wet Shipston-on-Stour fair.
Outside Haytor House in 1927, L-R Jingy Wells musician (occasionally called Jinky), Bill Brown, Bill Dewe, Reg Whitlock, Barlow Wells, Bert Whitlock, Jim Buckingham and Arnold Buckingham as fool.
C1911 Jingy Wells on fiddle while they dance in a garden c1911.
June 7th 1897 dancing in the road between the Town Hall and Constables the bakers. L-r George Wells/Taylor, Thomas William Tanner, Joseph Rouse, Robert Dixey, George Dixey, James Dewe. At the rear are Charles Henry Tanner the ragman, Henry Radband the sword bearer, William Nathan ‘Jingy’ Wells the fool and Reichard Decimus Butler the musician. In the crowd everyone is wearing a hat which was the norm if outside at that time.
MO7FC1~1 1911 Bampton Morris outside the main door of Bampton Manor. Jinky (William Nathan) Wells on fiddle, Henry Radband with the cake, Charles Tanner in the doorway with the dark waistcoat and his brother Buscot Tanner dancing at number 1 which is nearest to the fiddler on his right-hand side. David Edginton fool.
MO46D9 David Edginton as the fool. His brother was killed in WWI.
MO051F Dancing outside the Elephant and Castle in 1947. This picture was used to advertise a make of car.
MOC9A1 Dancing at Weald Manor. Jingy Wells on fiddle & his son Billy with the cake and collecting box.
MOCFA7 Sam Bennett on fiddle
MOF9DA Dancing at Weald Manor with Jingy Wells on fiddle and his son Billy with the cake and collecting box.
Dancing in a garden early C20th
Dancing at Charlbury British Legion Fête.
Morris~8 c1924 dancing in a garden at Longworth.
Morris~9 dancing in a garden at Longworth.
Morris1 L-R Bobby Wells, his father William Nathan ‘Jingy’ Wells and his grandson Ken Wells.
Morris2 – William Wells playing fiddle.
Morris 10 Arnold Woodley nearest the camera dancing in a garden.
Morris11 L-R Arnold Woodley, Ted Dixey, Jingy Wells with his son Bobby Wells with the cake behind him.
Morris14. 1959 the lowest spot for the Morris when only 4 dancers turned out for Whit Monday, Frances & Roy Shergold, John Knight and Pete Allam with Jack Newton from Whitchurch Morris on fiddle and Russell Wortley as the fool.
Morris15 Heading Quarry outside the Elephant & Castle.
c1900-1908 outside the Elephant & Castle
1947 Roy Shergold in sailor's uniform Morris Dancing with names to people Francis Shergold, Bob Whitlock, Ted Dixey, Jingy Wells, Joe Pettifer, Reg Whitlock, Roy Shergold and George Dafter as the fool. Some in the crowd include Emmie & Tom Papworth, George Hunt, Raymond Paintin and Harry Green.
Sam Bennett with fiddle wearing a smock and a young Emmie Bishop who became Emmie Papworth.
Sam Bennett in the road in his smock, 3 old cars behind him.
Sam Bennett sharpening a scythe. Sam used to walk all the way from Wilmington to help play for the Morris and stayed with Albert and Mary Elizabeth Townsend at Castle Farm. To earn his keep he’d stay on for a while helping to cut the grass for hay.
Albert Dixey dressed to dance by his garden gate in Ducklington.
Untitl~9 Dancing outside the Horse Shoe before the 1925 fire.
Untitl~12 David Edginton dressed as the fool.
Untitl22 Hand written family tree including members of the Wells, Radband and Taylor families.
Jingy Well in the clothes he wore for years when playing the fiddle.

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Documents relating to Bampton Among Archives of D&C in Exeter, compiles by Lloyd Hughes Owens

  • BCA - 2017.687
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  • 1247 - 1963

These are a collection of records compiled by Lloyd Hughes Owens and cover many aspects of local life and people. 1247 local tithes; 1275 extract from Quo Warranto Roll concerning tenures; 1288 Bond of obligation to pay rent for Vicars' house; 1262 Grant of land in Chimney; 1307-8 Confirmation of the rights of the D & C to manorial privilege in Bampton; 1318 Composition concerning common pasture; 1308-19 Records in suit - depositions of witnesses etc - concerning the tithes of Standlake and concerning the burial of the people of Standlake in Bampton parish church; 1360 Judgement in a suit against the chaplain of Standlake; 1406 Memoranda about the burials of the people of Standlake and Herdwyck away from Bampton parish church; 1445 Copy of an earlier grant, exemplified by Edmund Lacy, bishop of Exeter by the Bishop of Lincoln of portions of the parish church of Bampton to the D & C of Exeter; mid 15th century Draft letter recommending Richard Daber as Vicar of Bampton; late 15th century Group of letters about the manor of Bampton, addressed to the bailiff of the manor; 1503-4 Reference to the rebuilding of the chancel of Bampton church; Repairs made in 1496 at a cost of £20 in the accounts spread over 20 years; late 15th century? Reference to a suit between the Earl of Shrewsbury and the D & C concerning common of pasture in Bampton; 1670 Certificate by Bishop of Oxford re William Hodge's resignation of the vicarage; 1691 Receipt by Mr Veysey for the court rolls of Bampton. There is much more information in this collection of papers.

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Newspaper cuttings from 1968

  • BCA - 2021.2510
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  • 1968

These 9 newspaper cuttings are all from 1968. The topics covered include

Deputy county surveyor faces a barrage of complaints including roadworks in the Market Square, Village green areas being used as dumping grounds, badly sighted new road signs, 19 council houses had been built in Bampton.

Michael Pickard, younger son of Mr & Mrs Pickard of Knapps Farm, is off to Russia with his bride Elizabeth Hart after their honeymoon in Malta with his work for ICI with regard to a new fibre plant.

Theft of a Jaguar in Bampton and the collection box in the Jubilee Inn with money for Bampton's OAPs and £65 from Albert Coles of St Mary's Trailer Court.

Bampton Town football club reached the final of the Fred Ford Memorial Cup

Basic reports from St Mary's, the Bingo club, Darby & Joan club, British Legion, Baptist church and the NSPCC

Work has started on building Lavender Place Flats on the site of the farmyard of Home Farm, the farmhouse being on High Street and recently (2018) renamed Leat House which is a great shame as it's history has been lost with the name change.

Bampton Youth Club re-opens with new leader Mr Michael Yeo

Wedding of Daphne Jackson to Allan Pullin.

George Dafter awarded Imperial Service Medal from the Post Office, he retired and he celebrated his 65th birthday.

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Letter from Frank Purslow to the Witney Gazette

  • BCA - 2019.2177
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  • 1970s

Frank Purslow was not only an excellent melodeon player, he taught many local people as well. He also had a wonderful catalogue of music gathered throughout his life. It was shocking to see it all put outside the gate of his house after his death for the bin men to pick up. A little was rescued but the vast majority was thrown away. The letter from Frank shown here was a follow-on from one sent the week before and the text will explain all.

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