Photograph by Michael Cooper showing Morris Dancers in Church View with names
2004

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

Warren_Green Various photographs and documents about Warren Green and copies of his artwork etc

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

The Bush Club was formed in 1985 and in January 1988, Teri Argles wrote this account of the history of the club so far. You can also see a video film of Jo Lewington and Fenella Gray talking about its formation at https://youtu.be/dAufyhFzuPU

North half of Church View

Order of Service for the funeral of Cyril Smith born on December 7th 1933. He lived in South Leigh, where his father was a farm hand. and then lived to Bampton. He played for Bampton Town Football and took part in the Shirt Race. He was one of the Bampton Traditional Morris Dancers, and worked for W J Lock & Son until they closed then continued to work as a builder until he was eighty. Married Margaret and had one son Christopher.

Horse fair in Church View

The makers of Downton Abbey invited local people to take part as extras. Doreen and Douglas Clare were delighted to be chosen each each from 2011 through 2015.

Photo of The Morris Dancers coming down Church Street outside the Eagle Pub with some names
Bill Daniels, Ralph Harrison, Tony Daniels, Jim Buckingham