These are the young dancers in Francis Shergold's side 1980, the Bampton Traditional Morris Men. They include Keith Rouse, Jamie Wheeler and Craig Godwin.

These two photographs were taken in the first half of the C20th. Sadly, I don't know their names but they look to be really enjoying themselves.

Terry Rouse began dancing in 1964 for Francis Shergold's Morris side. That year was a very wet time and Francis's side was in need of somewhere out of the rain to rehearse ready for Whit Monday and Terry invited him to use his barn at Backhouse Farm. Already a keen dancer of both ballroom and country dancing, Terry loved what he saw and asked to join the side and so began a long career both as a dancer and in the later years the Morris Fool, finally retiring in 2000.

These pictures all taken by Bob West, were taken in 2004. Many are taken in the garden of the Horse Shoe. Some of the people in the pictures include
Bob West
Ted Poole
Billy Main
Mary Cook & brother Tommy Tanner
Tony Daniels
Dave Rose
Ann & Francis Shergold
Clare Hall
Maurice New
Jasper Walsh
Reg Hall
Jim Buckingham
Heather David (at Tickhill)
Eric Stott
Ivy Poole
Carole New
Liz Rose
Roger West

Francis Shergold's side, the Bampton Traditional Morris Men on Spring Bank Holiday. Craig Godwin and Jamie Wheeler got their tankards for 25 years of dancing with the side, presented at Weald Manor.
This was the last year Rod Stradling was one of the musicians with the side.

These photographs, all taken by Bob West are of the Tony Daniels' morris side in 2004. People in the pictures include
Craig Godwin - who became squire after Tony
Margaret Barnes
Liz Rose
Marian Rouse
Bob West
Andrew West
Brian Rouse
Roger West
Toby Perry
Martin Landray
Ted Poole
Ivy Poole

Colin Harold Bathe died on May 8th 2011 at the age of seventy three. His close friend David John Titchener, widely known as Curly, preceded him by just a few months dying at the age of seventy six on January 20th 2011. Both were well known in the area around their home town of Swindon for numerous activities relating to sports and motorised vehicles, but it is their involvement with traditional music, Morris dancing and song for which they will be remembered by Bampton people.

The article gives you far more information about these two men.

These photographs taken by Bob West record some of the Morris dancing of Tony Daniel's side in 2004

These photographs, all taken by Bob West at the Spring Bank Holiday day of Morris Dancing 2000. All but the last two are Tony Daniels' morris side, (now at 2020 under Craig Godwin). The next to last picture is of Sherbourne Morris and the last picture is Eynsham Morris, both guests of the local side.

These photographs taken by Bob West record some of the activities of the late May Bank holiday weekend in 2000. Francis Shergold's morris side and visiting teams Sherbourne and Eynsham