This newspaper cutting from the Oxford Mail of 1955 covers the 3rd Great Shirt Race to be held in Bampton, the first one being part of the celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
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Derek Dixey home on leave during his National Service
Derek Dixey was one of four brothers and one sister and in this picture he is seen in military uniform at home on leave in Bampton in the 1950s
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Bampton children on the church wall waiting for the bride & groom to come out of church
These children are sitting on the church wall passing time waiting for the bride and groom to come out of the church. The children includeKen LomasStan RadbandEllen CurtisPatricia and Pauline HooperSusan Hunt.
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George Dutton, Bill Mathews and his son Billy and Billy's grandmother
Dutton the grocery shop also contained a bank and when the bank became Midland Bank and moved to a property next-door-but one, George moved out of the shop to run the bank full time and sold the grocery business to Bill Mathews.
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Nan and George Dafter visiting his brother Bernard in the USA
Bernard Dafter used to live at Home Farm in the High Street. The farm buildings were behind the house and he rented land north of New Road when there were not houses north of the road.
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Tea at Lavender Place Flats, 1997
Tea at Lavender Place Flats 1997. Left to right:- Daisy Gill, Laura Turnham, Joan(or real name Beryl) Smith and one other lady.Sadly, the flats are to be pulled down and all the residents have been told to find somewhere else to live.
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Nik Stanbridge
Nik Stanbridge
Rose Gerring (Dec 12th 1923-Sept 2013)
Rose Gerring (Dec 12th 1923-Sept 2013)
Nik Stanbridge