The Elephant and Castle looking towards the centre of Bampton
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- 2022
Nik Stanbridge
The Elephant and Castle looking towards the centre of Bampton
Nik Stanbridge
Bridge Street shops, pubs and houses
Bridge Street shops, pubs and houses
Nik Stanbridge
The Elephant and Castle looking towards the centre of Bampton
Nik Stanbridge
This building was originally Thompsons, a high class grocer, before becoming The Romany pub. It is now The Fleur de Lys, hotel and restaurant.
Janet Newman
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
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
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
New chef Kevin Jones at The Trout at Tadpole Bride
Witney Gazette December 10th 2014. New chef Kevin Jones now works at The Trout, Tadpole Bride
Nik Stanbridge
Roy Shergold and others in the Romany
photo by Bill Govier
Janet Westman