Photo of the 1966 team outside the Horseshoe Pub

Group Photo taken in 1968 on a tour of Southern Ireland. Roy Shergold, Cyril Smith, Pete Allum, Jasper Walsh, Francis Shergold, Terry Rouse

Francis Shergold's Morris Dancing team about 1969 with names taken by Keith Chandler
Roy Shergold, Bill Daniels, Reg Hall, Cyril Smith, Dave Rose, Pete Allum, Terry Rouse, Steven Govier

Frank Purslow was not only an excellent melodeon player, he taught many local people as well. He also had a wonderful catalogue of music gathered throughout his life. It was shocking to see it all put outside the gate of his house after his death for the bin men to pick up. A little was rescued but the vast majority was thrown away. The letter from Frank shown here was a follow-on from one sent the week before and the text will explain all.

Colin and Gareth Knight dancing the Broom Dance

Photograph of Cyril Smith in 1970

Photograph of Cyril Wheeler (left) and Bill Brown (in dancers outfit)
Cyril was the husband of Ruth (nee Shergold)

A photograph of Reg Hall playing the fiddle in 1970

Typewritten document about the Traditional Morrismen and their appearance at Royal Festival Hall in July 1971

Newspaper cutting about Morris Men of Bampton. Dated Jan 20th 1972 reporting on Arnold Woodley's team and his group of boys coming into the tradition. Photograph taken outside the George and Dragon, is of the 1971 group Robin Connaughton, Bernie Basson, Fred Scott, Colin Bathe, Andrew Carruthers, Colin Knight, Arnold Woodley, Fiddler and Squire of the team, and Frank Purslow accordion. Sonny Townsend was the fool and Ben Tanner was the cake carrier