OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Impressions of a visit to Bampton Article in North Wilts Herald dated 6th October 1939. Signed by NOMAD. Reporting the approach of War, and the at The Manor may be used as a hospital.
Photograph showing a party of Methodist members going on an outing standing in front of bus. Names have been added to the second copy as follows Eva Mary Portlock Mrs Portlock Dora Townsend Mrs Townsend Ted Kitchen Mrs Smith and Son Polly Aggie Beckett Mrs Bishop Cecil Robinson Bert Whitlock
two maps - A Plan of Lower Hadden Farm from the Auction held in March 1949, and a hand drawn map of same area Auctioneers were Jackson-Stops (Cirencester) With hand written field names as follows Bampton Station Fairford to Oxford GWR Barnleys Pasture Big Barleys Big Row Black Bourton Road Bowlie Ground Bridle Path to Black Bourton Bridle Road Broad Close Cow Leas Far Hill Far Limber Front Field Furse Hill Harps Highmoor Brook Home Close Horn Ground James' Meadow Little Barleys Long Meadow Lower Hadden Farm Middle Hill Mill Barn Copse Near Barleys Near Limber Pike Ground Pond Gardens Rogers Meadow Rushey Row Smart Hill The Big Monk Water Meadows Willow Beds
Marriage Certificate of Ernest Allen Pocock of Yew Tree Farm, Clanfield and Joan Barnard Willmer of Friars Court , Clanfield. Their Fathers Allen William Pocock and Richard Newman Willmer were both farmers. They married at the Methodist Chapel in Clanfield AR Hopkins, was Minister and Harry A Steptoe was Registrar. 1951. Abstract of the title of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Willmer dated 1959 and Conveyance of South Terrace, Weald - a piece of land where a group of 6 cottages once stood.
Photo of John Quick, founder of the SPAJERS, pushing the gasworks pram in the shirt race, and a link to Short film by Roy Barratt of Life in Bampton in Oxfordshire recorded by Roy Barratt during the early 1960s. General views and events in Bampton ending with a short time on Church Green in Witney. Town Hall windows are bricked up, there are few cars about and the Elephant & Castle, Malt Shovel, Eagle and George & Dragon pubs were still open. https://youtu.be/fldMqNA41NY
Newspaper Cutting - date unknown, -but obviously before the houses on Pembroke Place were built as it mentions the children's playing field in New Road. Discussion was the billing of the Fairground Owner Mr Thurston for cleaning the street after the fair. and renaming Bushey Row and New Inn Lane. Parish Councillors were Maurice Clack and Francis Henly John Quick
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,
A copy of an Infant Welfare Card used in the 1960's supplied by Teresa Till. The Baby Clinic was held in the WI Hall once a fortnight, and the babies were weighed and checked over by Dr Bullen (Consulting Physician) and Nurse Childs, (District Nurse). The babies would have their injections. This was where the mother obtained their Formula Milk and Orange Juice, etc