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John Ormesher Murray -Clarke 1933-2023
- BCA - 2024.6904
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- 2nd February 2024
John and his wife Lizanne have lived in Bampton for many years and for much of that time they were churchwardens and sacristans. They were a couple who just quietly did much for the village without fanfare. Lizanne made recycled cards for several years which were much sort after in the Vesey room. It’s good to know their three sons don’t live far away and promised John they would take good care of Lizanne.
Janet Newman
George Dutton, Bill Mathews and his son Billy and Billy's grandmother
- BCA - 2019.1962
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- nineteen sixties
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.
Bampton Community Archive
Granny Poole from Workhouse Yard, Weald
- BCA - 2020.2498
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- early twentieth century
Workhouse yard in Weald was a row of 6 cottages, two faced the road and four went at right angles away from the road. The two which faced the road were demolished at least as early as 1968.
Bampton Community Archive
- BCA - 2024.6941
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Arthur Hill and Mr Fred Lomas crossing a very quiet High Street. Arthur Hill had the little antique shop, now the hairdresssers, next to The Horseshoe. It was stacked to the ceiling , with just a small path through to view the many antiques. Arthur would often refuse to sell items, particularly if they were in the window. Fred Lomas, in his later years, was the guard at The Midland Bank, opposite Arthur's shop. Duttons at this time was a greengrocers, delicatessen and pharmacy.
Janet Newman
Bampton children on the church wall waiting for the bride & groom to come out of church
- BCA - 2019.1964
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- late fifties or early sixties
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.
Bampton Community Archive
Frank Tanner, his obituary and with a young Michael Hampton
- BCA - 2022.3675
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- 1970s
The lovely picture shows Frank Tanner, b1895 d1980 and his obituary written by Keith Chandler.
The young lad with Frank is Michael Hampton.
Janet Rouse
Major Robert Colvile through his life
- BCA - 2017.901
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- Various
These are photographs of Major Robert Colvile starting with one when he was about 3 years old
Nik Stanbridge
Brooks family in the twentieth century
- BCA - 2019.1883
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- twentieth century
Mrs Brooks of Mill Green showing a cross in the window to indicate a member of the family is away at war. WWI. She was the mother of Brannon Brooks and mother-in-law to Nellie Brooks
Bampton Community Archive
Nan and George Dafter visiting his brother Bernard in the USA
- BCA - 2019.1967
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- nineteen sixties
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.
Bampton Community Archive