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Brothers Jim and Dick Daniels c1940

  • BCA - 2021.2572
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  • c1940

These are brothers Jim and Dick Daniels. Jim is the older brother standing in the front in a scout's uniform. Dick is in the background. A few years later Jim joined the Air Scouts and did circuits and bumps and enjoyed it despite not liking heights.
Their had a sister called Freda who became Mrs Freda Bradley and she wrote a lovely book about life in Bampton she recalled during her life.

Bampton Community Archive

Stan Smith, reported missing in WWII

  • BCA - 2021.2564
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  • November 1st 1944

This letter, dated November 1st 1944 was send by Stan Smith's commanding officer to Stan's father informing him that Stan was missing but may be a POW. He was a POW and near the end of the was became one of the POWs who took part in the what became known as the Long March. They were marched from East Germany keeping ahead of the advancing Russians. Stan walked almost 1,000 miles. He survived.

Bampton Community Archive

James & Elizabeth Green and children C1902

  • BCA - 2021.2559
  • Item
  • c1902

This lovely photograph shows James and Elizabeth (nee Fox) Green with their children Lizzie, Harry, Jack, Jim, Rose, Fred and Percy taken about 1902.
Harry, really Henry Arthur Green died in the WWI

Bampton Community Archive

Liberal Democrat - Alaric Smith letter Housing

  • BCA - 2023.4119
  • Item
  • 2013?

Copy of circular sent by Alaric Smith, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Bampton and Clanfield, re the threat of speculative development in the local community.

Janet Westman

Morris Dancing in Bampton 1912

  • BCA - 2024.6936
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  • 26th September 1912

This newspaper sketch shows the fiddler Billy Wells - better known as Jingy Wells. Second from the left is Charles 'Cocky Tanner', the Bagman.Charles danced for forty years. At the back can be seen the Fool, Dave Edginton and at the front, extreme right, is Thomas 'Buscot' Tanner, the Squire.

Janet Newman

Steve Sheppard Local Author

  • BCA - 2023.4128
  • Item
  • 2021

New Tale by Comedy Spy Thriller Author.
Article about Steve Sheppard, Bampton Resident who has written two books the A Very Important Teapot and Bored to Death in the Baltics.

Janet Westman

Trojan Tourer 1924 model owned by Doug Read.

  • BCA - 2020.2448
  • Item
  • c1960

A photograph of a Trojan Tourer 1924 model owned by Doug Read. Douglas Read OBE driving, passengers David Hunt, Bill Bullock, Geoff Hunt.

Bampton Community Archive

Reg Hall 1970

  • BCA - 2020.2429
  • Item
  • 1970

A photograph of Reg Hall playing the fiddle in 1970

Bampton Community Archive

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