The adults are the Carnival committee and they are judging the Fancy Dress entrants. Some names in the back row L-R ??, ??, Dora Townsend from Castle View farm, ??, Peggy Roberts who had a hair dressing business, Son Townsend Dora's brother, Harold Hargreaves and ??. Front row L-R ??, ??, ??, Mrs Temple, ?? Harold Hargreaves and Mrs Temple lived together in Weald Manor Lodge
Castle View farmhouse, home to Albert and Mary E Townsend from purchase in 1935 to their deaths. Before this they had the Elephant and Castle for 22 years
Photos of books presented to Charlie Buckingham at Bampton School Schoolboys' Story Book First Prize Christmas 1933 Aeroplane Stories First Prize for Class V Boys Christmas 1934
Christina Ann James from Bowling Green Close in Bampton married Anthony John Shurey of Clanfield at Witney Registry Office in 1974. Best man was Richard Snook.
Doug Read OBE (he gained the OBE for services to ploughing) was a huge fan of classic cars and owned several over the years. These are four of them and show
Trojan Tourer 1924 model owned by Doug Read. Douglas Read driving, passengers David Hunt, Bill Bullock and Geoff Hunt
Photograph of a Riley Monaco in 1933
Photograph of MG Model J.2. 1932 in 1948.
Photograph of MG Model T.A. 1937 driven by his wife Sally (nee Raymond) in 1953 (Sally was buried in Nov 2020)
PDF copy of the Funeral Service of Constance Irene de Hamel. She had the most interesting life particularly with her war work at the BBC. and there is and interview with her https://youtu.be/xDIGBR6_IiI. It is a sound recording and not a film.