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Cyril Smith and his son Christopher re-building part of the wall at Castle View, once Castle View Farmhouse, 2004. by Sally Proctor
Nik Stanbridge
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Cyril Smith and his son Christopher re-building part of the wall at Castle View, once Castle View Farmhouse, 2004. by Sally Proctor
Nik Stanbridge
Edie Foreshew & Emmie Papworth
Edie Foreshew & Emmie Papworth
Nik Stanbridge
Wenman's bakery, pulled down to make space for War Memorial
Wenman's bakery, pulled down to make space for War Memorial
Nik Stanbridge
Butlers of Bampton Wine Merchant
Small newspaper advert in Witney Gazette 1984 Butlers wine merchant
Janet Westman
Emmies (E.Papworth) Advert in Witney Gazette 1984
Advert in Witney Gazette 1984 for Emmie's Paper shop
Janet Westman
Arthur Hill and Mr Fred Lomas crossing a very quiet High Street. Arthur Hill had the little antique shop, now the hairdresssers, next to The Horseshoe. It was stacked to the ceiling , with just a small path through to view the many antiques. Arthur would often refuse to sell items, particularly if they were in the window. Fred Lomas, in his later years, was the guard at The Midland Bank, opposite Arthur's shop. Duttons at this time was a greengrocers, delicatessen and pharmacy.
Janet Newman
Bridge Street shops, pubs and houses
Bridge Street shops, pubs and houses
Nik Stanbridge
Bampton has a Shirt Race around its 11 pubs. May 7th 1959
While the title of this piece refers to the Shirt Race, which started as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, this articles talks about many people and is a lovely snapshot of social life in Bampton in 1959. People mentioned include:-
Albert Chandlers, saddler and leather worker and chairman of the parish council and still working hard at his leather work aged 81. Reference is made to the 100 or so council houses built in Weald since the war but there have been no council houses built in Weald, they were along New Road and the area north of New Road.
Percival O Money, "bespoke and surgical boot maker where everything was done by hand, even stitching when repairing footwear. Mr Money was a founding member of the debating society and secretary of the bowls club (which was in the grounds of Weald Manor.)
John Quick, one of the founder member of the SPAJERS - The Society for Ancient Junketer - who organise the Great Shirt Race and other events to raise money for Bampton's senior citizens while providing fun for all.
Mr & Mrs Arthur Scott-Norman licensee of the Elephant and Castle Inn in Bridge Street, knew each other in their school days then bumped into each other again in Tanganyika, never to be parted again. During the war Mr Scott-Norman was in the RAF and later in the Colonial office in Dar-es-Salaam and Mrs Scott-Norman was matron of the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam.
There is much more of interest in the articel.
Janet Rouse