In 1973 the New Inn on Bampton's High Street was re-named The Morris Clown.
It was a very contentious issue because the jester in the Bampton Morris has never been called a Clown, always a Fool. That piece of history cut no mustard with the Brewery, Courage (Central) which is a pity. Now 48 years on, this perceived poorly renaming is hardly ever mentioned but there are still those who feel the name should be corrected.

Photos of the men v ladies football team organised by the Elephant and Castle on May 21st 1978 ;
Score was 6-6 and the ladies won on penalties 2-1
Teams were as follow:
Ladies: Freda Bradley. Joan Cook, C Nutt, Ruth Wheeler, Lyn Wheeler, April Mulluis, S Paporth, Eve Godwin, A Harris, Bridget Shergold, Mary Cook
Men: Lionel Cook, Frank Hudson, Harry Beaumont, F. Cook, Tommy Tanner, R, Shergold, Frank Godwin, Ken Mullis, Robert Radband, Tom Bradley

Photographs of the men's football club from the Elephant and Castle that played against Dean Farm Eggs at Brize Norton
Team names: Steve Pearce, Lionel Cook, Ben Tanner, Tom Papworth, Adrian Dunsby, Tom Tanner, Ollie (Jasper)Walsh, Brian Kew, Michael Wheeler, Frank Godwin, Brian Radband (Brusher), Robert Radband
Jasper Walsh – “What a team , plenty of skills and hangovers on a Sunday morning. I think we played 4:4:2 or was is 5:3:2?? We had to have de-brief back at the elephant pub; great fun.”

The Eagle Inn in Church View, Sadly, it closed in January 1992. It was the head quarters of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men when Francis Shergold was squire of the side. It was a happy place with darts, aunt sally, a garden and a one time a piano in the bar.

Jean and Peter Elliott who were the licensees of The Talbot Hotel.

Jean and Peter Elliott who were the licensees of The Talbot Hotel.

Th Horse Shoe Public House in Bridge Street,

Various Solicitors' letters and land search certificates relating to sale of land at The Swan, Buckland Road from 1963 and 1986
those named: Timothy Tomlins The Swan.
Monty Shayler Calais Farm,
Mrs Sollis and Clinches Breweries the Swan.
Bryan Stevens Limetree House

From left to right, Marion MacNab, Cath Bradbury, Les MacNab (Landlord Jubilee), Maggie Mace, Don Bradbury (Landlord Horseshoe), John Rainey (Landlord Elephant & Castle), Tom Mace,
Harry Walton (Landlord Talbot) and Helen Rainey.