Bampton Morris dancers c1924/5 outside the Elephant & Castle.The sign over the pub door says Posting House, Horses, Carriages, Brakes. Personal attention given, Albert Townsend. The 3rd and 4th lines are hard to read which is a pity but it lo...
Ted Dixey was known to most Bamptonians as a bellringer and Morris dancer. These are photograph of his maternal grandparents, his sister and husband Robert Ferguson, of Ted himself and his fiance of 40 years, Sylvia. Sadly, Ted was very deaf but...
This photograph is of the Eeles family. There are pages about the branch of the family that emigrated to Canada, pension awarded to Ebenezer Eeles and his discharge certificate and pension notification and a form from the dispersal hospital centr...
These children are all evacuees from Bow in London. Here, they are being given the fun of some games at Weald Manor.The young girl at the bottom front on the right is now Mrs Joyce Cotter, neé Chambers and the girl on the right of the middle row ...
Mr & Mrs Harry Sollis owned and ran the Swan Inn in Buckland road for many years. In the last few years, Mrs Sollis ran it as a widow. Emmie Papworth, nee Bishop was a relative and adored Mrs Sollis; Emmie is seen with her in two of these pi...
Bampton held all sorts of events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II June 2nd to 5th 2012.On the Saturday, the SPAJERS held the annual Shirt Race as usual and there was a really good number of entrants in all the classes. On Su...
Patrick Strainge, butcher, has his shop in Bridge Street opposite the Horse Shoe Inn and next to Cheyne Lane. At the annual Smithfield Show he got a Gold Medal after he got top makes for five products.Bampton Royal SausagesCaramelised Onion Sausa...
Local residents and doctors at Bampton's surgery say we can't cope with another approximately 280 home. 160 proposed along New Road and 127 in the land between the Aston and Buckland Roads. There is also an application in with WODC for...
On May 19th 2004 a conversation between Stan Smith and Jo Lewington was recorded and this is a transcript of that conversation. Stan talks of his time fighting and then as a POW and finally on the long march west."The Long March was during t...
This picture is of Church View looking North towards St Mary The Virgin church.No cars, no footpath and little in the way of horse droppings so probably around 1940-1950.
Bampton had a brass band in the very early days of the twentieth century. The picture of them playing outside the Town Hall, taken in 1908 was kindly lent to the Archive by Barbara Daw.At that time the arches of the Town Hall were bricked up as t...
Witney Gazette May 28th 2014.The Campaign to Protect Rural England says the assessed need to build 100,000 new homes in the next 15 years was "cobbled together" and is exaggerated.
Witney Gazette May 28th 2014.The sister of Mark, who starved to death after his benefits were cut, has donated the approx £500 she has received from the DWP between Oxfordshire Mind, The Green Party, the Biscuit Fund, Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary,...
Bampton man Adrian Beckett admitted racially or religiously-aggravated harassment with intent to cause alarm or distress in Bampton on December 19th 2013. He was given a community order and was monitored electronically. He also had to pay compen...
Local man Steve Radband was charged with fly-tipping at Elmwood farm, Black Bourton in 2012. When the case came to court, Steve got a small fine and the owners of the farm got a much larger one.Steve has given much to the Bampton community both i...
Gerard Gargan was killed when Arthur Pridham turned right into his drive and hadn't seen Gerard approaching on his motorbike.Gerard's wife Sharon felt the custodial sentence of just 6 months was not long enough.
Paul and Les Bovington owned the wet fish shop in the High Street and they also sold some fruit and veg and a few groceries. When the USAF ran what is now RAF Brize Norton, they were asked to get some photographs of their personnel in some local ...
Paul Bovington with his beautiful dog Crackers. Nephew Richard Bovington said"The poor old dog never recovered from having his paw run over by a Land Rover."Paul was a lovely man, always doing things for others. His wife was Pauline , ...
Warren Essane Green was born in 1909 and died October 18th 1984. Warren was a great music scholar who taught music and played the organ at St Mary The Virgin church in Bampton for many years. His father was Edwards John Green was a builder and m...
I. E. Busby ran the shop which he bought from R. C. Smith and sold to Les and Stella King in 1960. It's interesting to note Mr Busby suggested his shop was in the Market Square in his advert when it was half way along the High Street.When Mr...
In 1994 the church bells of St Mary The Virgin were silent while the top of the spire was repaired. The weather vane cockerel was re-gilded at the same time. The round ball of concrete in which the weather vane was seated was removed and a new o...
May & Ted Horne with their sons Godfrey and Jack, pre 1914.Four members of the Horne family fought world wars,A. HorneD. HorneJ. Horneand E. Horne who was killed in WWII. Edwin James Godfrey Horne in military uniform standing by his father T...
These are two plates owned by the Bampton Traditional Morris men and they commemorate when they danced in Leiden, Holland in 1978 and at the Sidmouth Festival in 1990.
These two pictures of Church View, looking North towards St Mary The Virgin Church were taken in the first half of the twentieth century. It was always the custom to 'air the house' in a morning and you can see bedroom windows wide open...
Bampton had a cycle speedway team in 1952 which certainly lasted for two full seasons. Someone near the track complained about the noise so it was disbanded. The cycle speedway in New Road, circa 1952/3. The Bampton side was known as the Bampto...
A flatbed delivery lorry can be seen parked outside the carriage entrance to The Talbot. There are crates of pop on which in the 1950s would have been Tizer, Dandelion and Burdock and Lemonade.Two of the 4 petrol pumps that used to be outside the...
This picture may have been taken at the very end of the 1890s but probably soon after 1900.The hunt is meeting between the West side of the Town Hall and Rosemary House which is next to Constables the bakers shop. You can see the name Constable o...
This picture is of 4 men who either lived in Bampton or were friends of Bampton people.L-R:- David Niven the actor, Cecil Robinson who sang in St Mary's choir, Charlie Whiting and Michael Trubshaw.Michael's family lived in Little Place a...
This is George Dafter snr hoeing his vegetable garden. His son, also called George delivered the post in Bampton for decades and was loved by all who knew him.Richard Taylor said"George Dafter, the gentleman in this picture, my maternal Grea...
Alfie Bryant's school at Wheelgate house, Market Square.Alfie also ran the Fire & Life Insurance Office from here. The school is possibly decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.There was very little that went on in Ba...
The WRVS, Women's Royal Volunteer Service used to deliver meals to those in need.L to R Pat Garner from Aston whose husband Don was the scout leader in Bampton for many years, Jean Howell who was also president of the Bampton WI and Betty Smi...
These young men were in Bampton's ATC, probably in the 1950s. Some are named on the picture and if anyone can add more names or suggest corrections, do get in touch with the archive - the contact can be made from the Home Page of this websit...
Mrs Emmie Hunt having a laugh, sitting in a pram used in a Shirt Race. She is the mother of 'Rocky' ie Ernie Hunt and she's outside one of the barns at Castle View Farm in Bridge Street.She was affectionately known as 'Aunt Em...
Early in the twentieth century, before the advent of the combine harvester, corn was cut and taken away in stooks to be threshed out when convenient. In this picture, a belt from the steam driven tractor drives the threshing machine and there are...
This is the bridge over the Highmoor Brook in Bridge Street. It tends to be called Shillbrook these days but old maps have it as Highmoor and a converted barn by the brook is called Highmoor House.Note the sloping walkway seen on the right. It g...
This is the August issue of The Beam. A publication which is given free to every household in Bampton. Topics covered include and advertisers:- The Bampton BeamVolume 13 No.2August 1998 Pg. No. Summary of Content 1 One article on page one.FIRE!!...
Witney Gazette March 19th 2014. The Rohan outdoor and travel clothing shop is inviting people to donate unwanted outdoor clothing to be passed on to community and youth groups to use on outdoor projects. Last year more than 7,000 items were donate...
Witney Gazette March 19th 2014. Homes get the go-ahead in spite of a vigorous campaign against them by locals. The council's deputy leader, Mark Booty who lives in Bampton suggested a compromise ie 60 homes built in 2017, 50 homes in 2019 a...
This picture is of the Baptist Church Nativity Play, in their church on the High Street in 1965.Some of the children are Lyn Wheeler, Ann Morton, Andrew Morton, Angela Woolloff and Carol Burrows.
Prince Charles is patron of Music in Country Churches and as such is a very active supporter. This picture was taken by Sally Proctor.Music in Country Churches was celebrating its 23rd season in 2011. It is a charitable trust set up in 1989 with...
In this picture Bertha Waite is seen with her bicycle on the Buckland to Gainfield Road.Bertha Waite was the sister of Harold Waite who was Marina Waite’s father.Harold was married to ? Morton who was the sister of Min Morton.Min was married to F...
Crowd gathering to watch the steeplejacks put the cockerel on top of the repaired spire. 1994. Dor Thompson in the brown cardigan and skirt at the front of the van and Janet Rouse on the extreme right videoing the proceedings.
In Concorde formation, men of the RAF from Brize Norton stood by a VC10. The men were crews from the VC10 and Belfast aircraft which will accompany Concorde with spares, servicing and sales staff on its world sales tour in June 1972. Two captains...
The Labour Party failed almost completely in the election at Witney on Wednesday week for representation on Witney Urban District Council. They won just one of 5 seats up for election.
Witney Gazette May 18th 1972.Douglas Hurd at that time was the prospective Conservative candidate for for Mid-Oxfordshire. Douglas was speaking in the Bampton and Burford Conservative group meeting at Alvescot, where he happened to be living.
Witney Gazette May 18th 1972. There is a report on the work of Mothers' Union, Darby and Joan club, a Bingo evening to raise funds for the badminton club, a report on Christian Aid week, and a musical success for Angela Head and Wesley Rouse...
Many of the recycling centres in Oxfordshire have been threatened with closure and to try and avoid this, it was agreed a small charge of £1.50 would be made getting rid of non-household waste. A fear was expressed by many at the time - September...
There was clearly a problem either with how people were using the public toilets in the Town Hall or how they were being cleaned. After many complaints, parish councilor Jacqueline Allinson said she would personally monitor them at regular interv...
Each year, Oxfordshire County Council produce a document to show how and where they are to use council tax money and the money they get from central government, which has been cut annually for at least 10 years (as at 2018). Areas covered include...
In 1970 pupils in Witney were asked for their ideas on how Witney could be improved. One suggestion was to re-name the town to Witney-on-The -Windrush. Seen in the picture are L-R Philip Clayton, Nanette Bishop, Marjorie Pollard OBE JP from The ...
The Local Plan, which outlines the 15,950 houses to be built in West Oxfordshire between 2011 and 2031 was finally agreed by a two thirds majority of councillors. It's been years in the making and agreeing meanwhile many villages have had hu...
Women's World Day of Prayer March 2nd 2012 in our area was held in St Mary's, Bampton. The service was prepared by the Women of Malaysia.Earlier in the day, a wedding scene had been filmed in St Mary's for Downton Abbey and all the...
The Bampton team which took part in the Youth Quiz in Witney in 1973. Left to right - Gordon Walker, Nigel Cotton, Richard Sheppard, Lyn Wheeler, Andrew Pierce, Richard Buckingham with Group Captain Richardson from RAF Brize Norton who was the qu...
A 2-day weekend course was held in The Gallery in the Town Hall in 1981 to teach the art of enamelling. The tutors were Peter Wolfe and Gudde Skryme from the guild of enamellers.
In 1980 some young artists from Henry Box School in Witney exhibited their work in The Gallery in the Town Hall in Bampton. There were paintings, woodwork, pottery, needlework and poetry. Clive and Katie Williams are seen here carrying some of t...
David Williams is a stone carver with an interest in nature and capturing movement whether in a digital image or piece of rock. After watching trout leaping and disappearing in a flash, David worked on capturing this wonderful movement.
Three of the many Artists and Crafts people of Bampton got together to produce this leaflet to advertise their craft during the Bampton Art Trail during Arts Week in 2019. They areAnna Lever with her ceramic sculptures,Lesley Williams with her po...
Art Weeks took place in the county from May 11th to June 8th. Bampton was open for one week during this period and produced this flyer which they called the Bampton Trail. The flyer lists all the places people could visit and buy beautiful craft...
Jason Seacole handing Liam Burnside of West Witney the Jubilee cup at Bampton 6-a-side tournament.Michael Irvin in the cloth cap. Mick was treasurer and a great help with Bampton Boys helping my Ken East with the running of the team.Kevin Curtis ...
These are the Bampton Morris Men in the marquee at Sidmouth in 1999..Martin Carthy is centre front getting his guitar ready to play for them.Derek Schofield with the microphone.
This is a group of pupils from Henry Box school in Witney and shows a few pupils from Bampton. They include Douglas Foreshew, Wesley Rouse, Peter Jackson, Andrew Wythes, Bryn Wythes. The cagoules were standard used at Patterdale and this is wher...
This picture of the Town Hall is taken from the east end of Bridge Street. You can see a little of the Market Square Garage and the shop next to it. The clock on top of the Town Hall was put their in thanks to Philip Southby. When work was done...
Penny Jackson has told me"With regard to the ballet photo it is me on the left Amanda Brown nee Gascoigne centre and a girl called Debbie on right. We had lessons in the room that is now the Vesey room in the library. Our tutor was Mrs Wood...
This is the cast of the WI Drama Group who took part in their play called 'Spring Review'The cast from left to right are1. Janette Keyte2.3. Hazel Henly4. Sylvia Barney5. Mavis Clack6. Ada Tanner7.8. Audrey Court9. Carol Court10. Alice P...
This picture is of the side called 'The Old Bamptonians' These girls used to play for the National School in Church View and wanted to carry on playing after their school days.Counting from left to right1. Monica Newman2. Janette Keyte3...
This is a picture of one of the entries in the Bampton Carnival of 1958. The theme is 'Baby Clinic' and was put on by the Guides and some Brownies.People on the cart are1. Jean Elward2. Sue Hunt3. April Humphries4.5. Teresa Rouse6.7. Ro...
This picture shows just one of the many groups that took part in the carnival in 1958. The theme for this group was 'Baby Clinic.' People on the cart are1. Jean Elward2. Sue Hunt3. April Humphries4.5. Teresa Rouse6.7. Rosemary Ham8. D...
Barry Care gave the Archive the following list which was taken from Arnold Woodley's notebook. He was recording the first year dancers danced in his side and said:-"Arnold Woodley kept records in the 1970s. After Arnold's death I ...
Trevor Hewett wrote"I was one of those who received Arnold's 'copy to each' letter. We had been to dance at The Albert Hall. Friday night, Saturday matinee and Saturday night performances, followed by an all-night session in t...
These are three different searches all to do with The Cottage in Church Street, today (2019) called Roseanne.1. March 3rd 1959 for Jesse Thomas King, Edith Mary King and Mabel Jane Bartlett2. July 18th 1960 for George Collins Graves, George Alfred...
This is the Abstract of the Title of The executors of George Collins Graves to property in Church Street October 23rd 1903.Names mentioned in the document include :-1. George Collins Graves2. John Berriman Smith3. Anne Smith4. Margaret Ann Clarke5...
These documents all relate to a search on the land with The Cottage (now called Roseanne) in Church Street in March 1960 on behalf of Mr & Mrs L.M. Slatter.
These three documents are all to do with search requests for the house which today is called Roseanne in Church Street.The names on the forms are:-1. March 3rd 1959 - Jesse Thomas King, Edith Mary King, Mabel Jane Bartlett2. July 18th 1960 - Geor...
These are three documents all related to a search regarding the land immediately behind and what was to the east side of The Cottage, now called Roseanne in Church Street.The date is March 2nd 1960,
Under the Town and Country Planning Act of 1954, an application made for notice under section 33 (1) regarding land at Church Street. A need to know if in the next 5 years the council propose to acquire, compulsory or otherwise, or if the council...
This is a statutory declaration by G.A. Graves and J.H. Graves made on July 12th and 13th 1960.They say the land in Church Street along with shed and pigsties was conveyed to their father George Collins Graves October 23rd 1903 in a conveyance bet...
This document acknowledges the right of Messiers John Berriman Smith and Thomas Angel Smith to the "right to production of deed relating to Cottages and premises in Church Lane, Bampton" as the executors of the Will of William Angel Smi...
The first document is from 'Anchor Staying Put' in Witney and Lee Chadwick solicitors in Witney applying for a grant from West Oxfordshire District Council and a request to complete an attached Proof of Title FormThe following forms docu...
This is a simple list of documents that have been lodged with the Land Registry from 1959 to 2008 with regard to the property called Roseanne. On some documents it has been spelt Roseann.Names mentioned are:-E.M. KingMr & Mrs G J SlatterMr G....
This pulls together various legal documents that have been put on this website all to do with 'The Cottage' now called Roseanne in Church Street and sometimes there's reference to 'Thatched Cottage' with which it is semi-d...
This document dated March 30th 1908 is a conveyance by the solicitors Messrs John Townsend Rose & John Wakelin to Mr Henry Peter Faulks and concerns the conveyance of 'The Cottage' (today called Roseanne) and 'Thatched Cottage...
This very old newspaper or magazine article was found by John & Rose Grout when they were doing work to the old fireplace in their home called Roseanne, in Church Street.It's a real bit of Fire & Brimstone and such a pity the date is ...
This is the Abstract of Title of Mr G. A. Graves and makes reference to1. the memorandum endorsed on the Probate of the Will of George Colin Graves deceased dated February 3rd 19662. a conveyance dated July 28th 1960 made between George Alfred Gra...
This statutory declaration by Mabel Jane Bartlett is to stay she's known the property called 'The Cottage' (now known as Roseanne in 2019) for 35 years. After reading a conveyance dated April 13th 1934 between Henry Peter Faulks an...
The solicitors who put in this application were Ravenor, Batt and Lee, 14 The Hill, Witney.It relates to 'The Cottage' in Church Street, a property which now has the name Roseanne.The total cost for searches by OCC (Oxfordshire County Co...
This is an official search on 'The Cottage' in Church Street (now called Roseanne) both by Oxfordshire County Council and Witney Rural District Council (WRDC) made on January 9th 1959.The official search cost 5/- (25p) and there were cha...
This is a really interesting set of legal documents because because it documents people who owned two cottages in Church Street, now called 'Roseanne' and 'Thatched Cottage' which are semi detached. Thatched Cottage is thatche...
Legal document dated January 25th 1949 In the Estate of JESSE THOMAS KING Deceased - Assent - vesting the Deceased's Estate in his wife/widow Edith Mary King.The property was called 'The Cottage' and is now called Roseanne, in Ch...
An application for an Official Search for The Cottage (now known as Roseanne) garden and premises situate in Church Street Bampton on April 12th 1934 followed by :-Conveyance on April 13th 1934 between Henry Peter Faulks of Clanfield in the county...
A conveyance 1934 between the vendor Henry Peter Faulks of Clanfield, gentleman and the purchaser Jesse Thomas King of Bampton, builder’s labourer. Sale cost was £145.It was for the messuage with the garden, outbuildings and premises adjoining on...
This is a conveyance made on August 16th 1887. Mr Thomas Angel Smith to Mr George Oakey, the two cottages which are semi detached and today called 'Roseanne' and 'The Cottage' in Church Street. The gardens measure 1 rood and ...
This is a schedule to search relating to 'The Cottage' a property now (2019) called Roseanne. The handwritten account says:-All that messuage or Cottage together with the garden outbuildings and premises thereto adjoining and belonging ...
This is the schedule of Title and Deeds and Documents relating to 'The Cottage' (today in 2019 called Roseanne), Church Street, Bampton.The earliest date is August 16th 1887 and notes a conveyance between Mr. Thomas Angel Smith and Mr Ge...