Lowdown Issue 13 September 2020
The Lowdown started off back in March 2020 as a simple sheet called 'The Bampton Beam Lockdown Lowdown' and consisted of essential information about emergency contacts, Covid- related community activities, and details about the services provided by the wonderful Bampton Aid Network (BAN). – As the first lockdown eased, we dropped 'Lockdown' in the title, increased the pages and greatly expanded the contents.

Vale & West Oxfordshire Observer article about Charlie Maynard Lib Dem candidate for West Oxfordshire. In 2024 Charlie became the Lib. Dem. MP for West Oxfordshire.

The creation and installation of the two Town Hall clocks for the Diamond Jubilee of QEII

Richard Martin: Poster and photographs of event held in St Marys Church about the Wool Trade in Witney
Title The Lustrous Tale. This was organised by The Friends of St. Mary's.

Photographs of G-W popular type VII biplane in Weald during 1914. The pilot had been coming to court a lady from one of Bampton's leading families and while showing off he crashed his plane.

43 photographs of Bampton, showing some funny April Fool jokes on the road signs and Downton Abbey sets, supplied by Margaret & Tandy Govier

Photos of Ruth Eley & other personal items including Women's Land Army and Timber Corps Certificate signed by Gordon Brown PM in 2008.
Post Office Saving Book
Ruth lived in New Road and was married to Edwin

Identity cards for Edwin and Ruth Eley's children Richard and Graham

Jim Hughes Garage, shop & coaches Percy Hughes had a butchers shop which was joined to the Lamb Inn. His shop faced into
Cheapside. The thatched Cottage in Bell Lane is just visible on the left. Len Hughes, Percy's little son
is with the tricycle on the left and when he became an adult Len bought the garage and shop in
Cheapside which his son Jim ran with him when he was old enough and Len's wife ran the shop
which sold knitting items. The shop later baecame a newsagents in a newsagents. The shop and house ilater became
house called Exeter House, next to Cromwell House. The garage has been pulled down and a
house built on the site, which is behind Cromwell House. The petrol pumps, which used to be in
front of Cromwell House, have also gone.

High Street shops in the 1940s, 50s and 60s