Black and White Photo of Morris Dancers outside The Horseshoe Pub. About 1968. Bampton Tradition Morris Men. L-R Son Townsend fool, Jim Buckingham behind Roy Shergold, Frank Daniels, Reg Hall on fiddle, Frank Purslow in glasses, Oliver ‘Jasper’ Walsh, and Bill Daniels. Pete Allam bottom left corner.
Copy of the 2016 Dance Programme for the day and listing the visiting teams for the evening. Starting at 8.30 at the old playing field New Road and finishing with Street Dancing. Squire is Craig Godwin Bushey House Grey Barn Blackthorn Cottage The Horseshoe Westbrook House Weald Manor Ham Court Mill Green Sandfords Kilmore House Churchgate House The Deanery Cobb Housae The Romany The Talbot Lavender Place Flats Bampton House Grayshot House Morris Clown Gothurst
The Bampton Traditional Morris Men nearly always held their annual Morris Party in the Village Hall. These are pictures of their party and a session in the Horse Shoe. Photos by Bob West
These two pictures were taken in the Horse Shoe, licencee Alan Clarke, probably in 1999. Ted Poole is in one picture but the other one shows fun had with pictures and captions.
The Sunday before Bank Holiday Monday the Morris sides in Bampton have their last practice. In these photos the Bampton Traditional Morris side can be seen in the garden of the Horse Shoe, their headquarters at the time. People include Reg Hall on fiddle, Joe Perry accordion, Jamie Wheeler accordion, dancers John Shuker, Ray Borrett, Tony Daniels, Craig Godwin, Jonny Shuker, Andrew Lloyd, David Townsend, Billy Main plus Francis Shergold with pint and white stick.