Set of Letters and correspondence relating to the SPAJERS including from Parish Council re: plans to Celebrations for the Queens Jubilee in 1953 Asking for donations to supply Coronation Mugs, floodlighting, supper and film show provision of commemorative seat and trees and proposing the start of the Shirt race, now held annually. Mostly dated 1950’s Letter from Balmoral to the SPAJERS from Queen’s lady in waiting, and some letters from grateful recipients of the Christmas gift supplied from the proceeds of the collection at the Shirt race. Letters from Morland and Clinch Breweries donating ale for the race, and various invoices and correspondence from contributors to the event. Names of the runners 1958: R. G. Adams and. Partner, Buckland. . D. Green, and Mrs. P. Gates. . J. Hunt and R. Kew. . R. Radband and Mr C. Smith. . K. Long and. F. Hudson. Bob Ody, and K. Lomas. . Phil Martin and.B. Killick. . J. Wixey and Mr. 0. Benedixt. Quentin Gray and Barrie Cripps. . Mike Radband. and Joe Buckingham. . Jack Lawrence and Mr. Ron Smith, Great Milton. . John Maclean and Mr. Tom Sallis . W. Smith and E. Jackson. J. Quick and Mr. W. Lomas. . G. Dafter and Mr. T Bradley. C. Weeks and. J. Court. . A. Radband and R. Wixey. . Son Townsend. and. Perc. Radband, . J. Townsend. and. Mansell John. . Peter Horne and R. Skittral
This dinner party gathering in the WI Hall, now called the Village Hall, was probably in the very early 1960s. Sadly, we don't know for sure why the people were gathering but it may well be to do with the British Legion.
This is the original Duttons shop in Bridge Street somewhere about 1880. Note at this time there were just two windows, not four that are there today.
In the second picture you can see George Dutton on the left and the 15 year old boy is William Mathews who a few years later bought the shop from George. George was not brilliant at running a shop but the Midland Bank established a counter within it which George ran and he was very good at figures. When the bank took over the premises next door to the butcher, he moved to be the fulltime teller and that's when he sold the shop to William.
The third picture was taken in 1960. Note the cycle rack stand. Dr Bullen's wife is on the left of the picture.
Conveyance showing sale of land owned by Lime Tree Cottage, Weald in 1961 and a Statutory Declaration by Mrs EJ Hunt declaring ownership of the land and property. Also Plans showing the land referred to. The sale was between Countess Munster and Charles Irwin Tighe of Highmoor House , Weald.
Plan of south Bampton showing 5 lots for sale. issued by Moore Allen and Innocent on June 14th 1962. Lot 2 is where Ampney Orchard is now. Also shown Isle of Wight Bridge, Tadpole, The Trout, Great Book, River Thames, Cote House. Chimney, Meadow Farm, Meadow Arch Bridge, Old gravel pit, Calais Farm,
This map was produce by Morre, Allan and Innocent to accompany the sale for 5 residential and agricultural properties May 14th 1962. They are all east and south east of Bampton's main residential area. Lot 1 is Meadow Farm Lot 2 is to the north of the Aston road and include Ampney Lodge Lot 3 is a strip with Calais farm Lot 4 is a field approximately where Bampton Garden Centre is today Love 5 is a group of fields to the south of the Great Brook
