Extracts from the ledge of a Bampton builder, 1952
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Extracts from the ledge of a Bampton builder, 1952
Nik Stanbridge
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Extracts from the ledge of a Bampton builder, 1952
Extracts from the ledge of a Bampton builder, 1952
Nik Stanbridge
Bampton in 1904 (5x4" photographs)
Nik Stanbridge
Blacksmiths 'Townsend & Wheeler' at Cromwell House
Seen with a horse and their families, the blacksmiths Townsend and Wheeler are outside their home, Cromwell House in Cheapside. The door to the right of the bay window has since been removed and the wall filled in.
The blacksmith Mr Cripps at Cromwell House with his family worked the forge between 1888 and 1908. A blacksmith worked with metal and at the time this picture was taken most of his work would have been with farm machinery. There is a seed drill in the picture on the left and the handles of a plough can be seen on the right.
Nik Stanbridge
Five of the adverts in the July 2012 issue of The Bampton Beam
Five of the adverts in the July 2012 issue of The Bampton Beam
Nik Stanbridge
Mr & Mrs Hill & son Arthur Hill's antique cum bric-a-brac shop in Bridge Street
Mr & Mrs Hill & son Arthur Hill's antique cum bric-a-brac shop in Bridge Street. Now Parallel Lines.
Nik Stanbridge
n November 2015 eight products, including Patrick Strainge's Bampton Royal sausages were nominated for the Q Guild Smithfield Awards. Only 200 butchers in England can hold a Q guild aware at any one time so it really is a feather in the cap of our local butchers shop.
The Bampton Royal sausages were also a firm favourite with many members of the cast of Downton Abbey which was partly filmed in Bampton.
Bampton Community Archive
This is the original Duttons shop in Bridge Street somewhere about 1880. Note at this time there were just two windows, not four that are there today.
In the second picture you can see George Dutton on the left and the 15 year old boy is William Mathews who a few years later bought the shop from George. George was not brilliant at running a shop but the Midland Bank established a counter within it which George ran and he was very good at figures. When the bank took over the premises next door to the butcher, he moved to be the fulltime teller and that's when he sold the shop to William.
The third picture was taken in 1960. Note the cycle rack stand. Dr Bullen's wife is on the left of the picture.
Bampton Community Archive
Some adverts from the July 2012 issue of The Bampton Beam
These are just five of the adverts in the July 2012 issue of The Bampton Beam and are for
Little Westbrook self catering in Bridge Street
A personal trainer
Prestige Buildings
Bampton Garage
S J Cooper, builder
Bampton Community Archive
The bistro in The Market Square, 2012
Many people in Bampton has a lovely meal in Bix Gooddy's bistro at Wheelgate House in the Market Square and were sorry when she felt she had to close it and revert to simply offering bed and breakfast.
Bampton Community Archive
Hanging baskets outside Adrian Simmonds' Store 1983 & 1984
These photographs were taken by Adrian Simmonds and show the wonderful hanging baskets that he always had outside his shop, Bampton Stores. Tim Tomlins prepared the baskets for Adrian which always made the West end of Market Square a delight to see.
Bampton Community Archive