Morris dancing outside the Elephant and Castle, Bridge Street
- BCA - 2022.3607-BCA - 2022.3662
- Part
- 1989
Nik Stanbridge
Morris dancing outside the Elephant and Castle, Bridge Street
Nik Stanbridge
Mr & Mrs Harry Sollis, Swan Inn
Mr & Mrs Harry Sollis, Swan Inn
Nik Stanbridge
Millenium Breakfast at The Elephant and Castle
Menu for the breakfast served at The Elephant and Castle on New Year's Day 2000. Bampton also celebrated on New Year's Eve with music and fireworks in the Market Square.
Janet Newman
Various Solicitors' letters and land search certificates relating to sale of land at The Swan, Buckland Road from 1963 and 1986
those named: Timothy Tomlins The Swan.
Monty Shayler Calais Farm,
Mrs Sollis and Clinches Breweries the Swan.
Bryan Stevens Limetree House
Janet Westman
letters from Forrester Sylvester Mackett Solicitors to David Tomlins s relating to the Assent and First Registration of
Title for the land adjoining The Old Swan, Buckland Road, Bampton
Janet Westman
Horse Shoe, 1910. Two ladies and a dog in the doorway
Horse Shoe, 1910. Two ladies and a dog in the doorway
Nik Stanbridge
The Elephant and Castle looking towards the centre of Bampton
Nik Stanbridge
The Horse Shoe on Bridge Street from opposite Cheyne Lane looking to the Town Hall
Bridge Street from opposite Cheyne Lane looking to the Town Hall
Nik Stanbridge
Photo taken by Bill Govier of Ursula Booth
Landlady of the Romany
Janet Westman
The Morris Clown, previously The New Inn and originally The George
The pub in the High Street named The Morris Clown (as at 2018) began life as The George. Steve the present landlord found the ancient wooden name board in the cellar but it fell to dust when he tried to lift it. A long time ago it became the New Inn as seen in the first photograph which is at least pre 1920 because the cottage at the est end of the Market Square is still standing and that was pulled down to make way for the War Memorial. Over the door can be seen a sign which says Clinch's Entire Eagle Brewery, Witney. There is another line underneath which sadly is not readable. The lower board says Commercial Inn, Lila Clack and two more lines of text which I can't read. The opposite side of the road is the department store owned by T. W. Pembrey which ran the length of present day No7 High Street, Lesta House, Strawberry Cottage and across Bushey Row, then called New Inn Street the shop on the corner. On the end wall of the New Inn on the third picture text can be seen which in part says Commercial something and Posting House. A little of this lettering can still be seen in 2018. What was Pembrey's is now Busby's department store. Note the thatched hay rick camera side of Lime Tree House. Thatching hay ricks kept the hay in good condition and shed the rain off; rick thatching was a specialist job and in Bampton Ben Tanner and his brother were particularly skilled and Reg Rouse was also.
Nik Stanbridge