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Archival descriptionFuneral of Tom Smith aged 59 in 1969
- BCA - 2021.2543
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- September 1969
Tom Smith was the son of a gypsy Queen and for 1969, the number of people and cars who came to his funeral was a very memorable affair. To this day, locals call the bend just outside Bampton on the Bampton to Brize Norton Road 'Hoppy's Corner.' It's on the right leaving Bampton just after passing the allotments.
Bampton Community Archive
- BCA - 2021.2542
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- 1930s
Freda Daniels was not quite 3 years old when she was dressed up to sell poppies in 1929. She was born April 13th 1927. The photograph of her sitting has '3 years old' written on the back.
When she married she became Mrs Freda Bradley.
Bampton Community Archive
- BCA - 2021.2540
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- 1934
This is Elsie Hughes with three boys and a girl. Elsie had 2 daughters, Mary and Sylvia and one son Jim, so I'm not sure who the 4 children are. She was married to Len Hughes and the last place they lived and worked was the garage and shop next to Cromwell House in Cheapside. The property is now a private dwelling called Exeter House.
Bampton Community Archive
Postcard from Jan, Jasper & Andrew Walsh to Andrew West
- BCA - 2020.2434
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- 1986
This card was sent from Jan, Jasper and Andrew Walsh to Andrew West in 1986.
Francis Shergold seen on the left, Terry Rouse centre the fool, Tony Daniels behind Terry. Jamie Wheeler playing the accordion.
Bampton Community Archive
Drawing of Francis Shergold by Alan Beers
- BCA - 2020.2427
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- 1990
This delightful drawing of Francis Shergold by Alan Beers is dated 1990. Francis was squire of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men
Bampton Community Archive
Obituaries for Colin Harold Bathe and David John Titchener
- BCA - 2020.2368
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- 2011
Colin Harold Bathe died on May 8th 2011 at the age of seventy three. His close friend David John Titchener, widely known as Curly, preceded him by just a few months dying at the age of seventy six on January 20th 2011. Both were well known in the area around their home town of Swindon for numerous activities relating to sports and motorised vehicles, but it is their involvement with traditional music, Morris dancing and song for which they will be remembered by Bampton people.
The article gives you far more information about these two men.
Bampton Community Archive
Francis George Shergold in 2002 & his obituary in the Guardian January 2009
- BCA - 2018.1583
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- Jan 31st 1919 to Nov 27th 2009
This obituary was in The Guardian newspaper January 13th 2009. Francis was born on January 31st 1919 and died on November 27th 2009. The article was written by Derek Schofield.
Bampton Community Archive
The Landray family, a family of doctors
- BCA - 2019.1741
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- 1973
The photo shows 3 Dr Landrays:
- Robert Landray (GP in Bampton)
- Margaret Landray (worked under maiden name of Dr Bray, anaesthetist at Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon)
- Martin Landray (consultant physician, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; and Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology at University of Oxford).
All 3 went to the Medical School at University of Birmingham (but I was a bit later than the other two!). All 3 still live in Bampton.
All written by Martin
Nik Stanbridge
Major Robert Colvile through his life
- BCA - 2017.901
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- Various
These are photographs of Major Robert Colvile starting with one when he was about 3 years old
Nik Stanbridge