Advert in Witney Gazette 1984 for W J Lock Builders and Decorators

Wilsons Estate Agent Advert in Witney Gazette 1984

Article Witney Gazette December 12th 2014. William Wheeler, pictured seated at the front was a blacksmith in Bampton. He was killed in WWI at the battle of Aisne

This is Frank Hudson's parents who lived in Plantation Cottages and used the ration card to get their provisions from Local Shops in Bampton.
The retailers mentioned on the card are
Butcher - H Taylor and Sons,
Butter and Margarine - GW Dutton
Sugar, Bacon Tea and Jam - Mitchells Grocer

Wheelgate House B&B ad in The Beam Nov 2007

Wenman's bakery, pulled down to make space for War Memorial

W Payne & Son, Great Western Railway Co Agents, Bampton and Lechlade. Cab & Omnibus Proprietors, horses, brakes, carriages etc for hire. Cartage contractors and furniture removers. Chief office The Hill, Witney Oxon. Railway depots Bampton, Chipping Norton and Lechlade. The remains of one of their ads in black lettering can be seen on the side of their house which was Castle View in Bridge Street.

This advert is in the 1911 Kelly's Trade Directory