Thatched Cottage by Terry Crowley 1963 & excavations. This is a fascinating description of the renovation and history of the thatched cottage in Church Street.
Catalogue of Sale of the Benfield estate September 22nd 1982. from the estate of Ellen Elizabeth Benfield showing plan photographs and naming tenants in properties Windsor Cottages, Broad Street Tenants: Mr P Rose, Miss EM Farmer Matthew House Broad Street Tenant Mrs D Long Radbands Broad Street Tenant AJ Govier Radwick House Market Square Tenant Mrs M Stephens York House Market Square Tenant Mr S Constable 1 and 2 Folly View Tenants Mrs D Cannons and Mrs G Thompson 1 and 2 Belgrave Cottages, Church Street Tenants Mrs Lomas and Mrs Craddock 1 and 2 Bourton Cottages Church Street Tenants Miss M Randle and Mr C Smith 4 and 5 Bourton Cottages Church Street Tenants Mr A Allam and Mrs B Craddock No 2 Church View Tenant Mr A Hill
Old map Church St & Church View showing properties Vaizey Cottage, The Yews , Thatched Cottage Inferred medieval Market Frontage Sunken Floored building Late medieval House
Photo of John Quick, founder of the SPAJERS, pushing the gasworks pram in the shirt race, and a link to Short film by Roy Barratt of Life in Bampton in Oxfordshire recorded by Roy Barratt during the early 1960s. General views and events in Bampton ending with a short time on Church Green in Witney. Town Hall windows are bricked up, there are few cars about and the Elephant & Castle, Malt Shovel, Eagle and George & Dragon pubs were still open. https://youtu.be/fldMqNA41NY
Two certificates awarded to George William Glenister , who worked at Bampton Station, probably as Station Master. He lived with his wife in Church Street in one of the little cottages. It was Mrs. Glenister who was instrumental in introducing Vera Tanner to David Elward at one of the WI Hall dances during the war. Mr Wheeler from Church street also worked at the station. Mr Maurice John, who lived at the house now named St. Johns in Broad Street, was the last Station Master.
