Edie Foreshew Recalls Her Childhood, Early Work And The War.

Image is wedding picture Edie Bishop & Harold Foreshew

Poem about Bampton Football Team which was formed by Albert Radband and the pitch was down the Buckland Road. Named in the poem are
Albert Radband
Frank Hudson
Eric Truman
Rodney Adams
Simon Goddard
Ginger Townsend
Johnnie Marston
Frankie Barrett
Philip Hewitson
Roger Siford
Mick Walsh
George Siford
Terry Cravens
Peter Hawks
Willie Truman

Epitome of Title relating to the sale of part of Calais Farm to M E Shaylor by Mr Stevens of Limetree House in 1986
Consisting of Copies of the following documents
1) Conveyance between Lorna Weston Ogilvie. Gordon Ogilvie. Margaret Deneke , Bryan Norman Stevens & June Doreen Stevens
2) Deed of Grant Sd. B.N. & J.D. Stevens and The Secretary of State for Defence
3) Deed of Partition Sd. B.N. Stevens & J.D. Stevens
4) Legal Charge Sd. B.N. Stevens Williams & Glyn's Bank Ltd.
5) Legal Charge H.M. Ld. Chgs. V 0902265
6) Statutory Declaration by Sd. B.N. Stevens
7) Conveyance Sd. B.N. Stevens, Monty Edwin Shayler & Susan Mary Shayler
8) Sd. M.E. & S.M. Shayler Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank N.V.

Ruth Wheeler and Edie Quick Talking About Evacuees in WW2

Ruth Wheeler, schooldays, Christmas, birthdays, food, clothes, games

An interview with Alice Puttock by Jo Lewington about her childhood and her experiences in WW2. Alice was born in Bampton in Rose Cottage in 1917.

The photograph shows Alice Puttock (nee Brooks) and younger sister Kathleen.

Photograph of Bill Hudson with others on a course in 1947. He was Frank Hudson’s father. His wife, one of Dora Townsend’s sisters died when Frank was 7 weeks old and Frank was raised by his grandparents on Castle View farm so Bill could go out to work but Bill lived in Broad Street so saw Frank all the time. At one time Bill worked in Central Garage in the Market Square. In this picture he is seen with people from other outlets for Ferguson Tractors, at the Fifteenth product course on April 29th 1947 where he represented Bathford of Swindon.

Written on the back of the photo are the names of the others
Lenfield Engineering (Kent) - A.C. Jacobs
Cortlett Sons and Cowley Ltd Isle of Man - Mr H Corkhill
Tractors Swindon Ltd Bathfield Mr W Hudson
Avon Valley Tractors Ltd Evesham - W.R. Frost
Burgess Motors Stafford - E.W. Beard

An interview with Police Constable Steve Patrick (16th August 2003) including his thoughts on the changing behaviour of children.

Brigadier Rupert Crowdy talks about his life in the Indian army on the North Western Frontier in the 1930s

Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939