Fair in Market Square, held at Horse Fair time
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- 2022
Fair in Market Square, held at Horse Fair time
Nik Stanbridge
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Fair in Market Square, held at Horse Fair time
Fair in Market Square, held at Horse Fair time
Nik Stanbridge
Horse Fair outside Horse Shoe pre 1925
Photograph of the Horse Fair looking west down Bridge Street. Percy Hughes was the licensee and he also had the butcher's shop next to the Horse Shoe inn. There was a devastating fire at the inn in 1925 and the building was gutted and rebuilt in its present position. Note the window protection of hurdles to stop the horses putting their heads through the glass. White discs on the horses' rumps show they have been sold. There is a large group of horses tethered outside the high wall that faces Church View. Note the car outside the butchers shop.
Nik Stanbridge
Horse Fair - ponies tied up on Church Green were considered by the vendors to be suitable for pit ponies and the Welsh miners knew to come to this part of Bampton to buy their pit ponies. Here, the ladies and children are inside the church wall away from the horses but able to watch the proceedings. It was an event much enjoyed by all and the ladies and children have got their best hats on.
Nik Stanbridge
Horse Fair. Horses on Church Green
The annual horse fair in Bampton. These horses are in Church Street. Note that both men and women wore hats and ladies' clothes were generally down to their ankles.
Nik Stanbridge
Horses outside Churchgate House, for sale as pit ponies
Horses outside Church Gate House, for sale as pit ponies
Nik Stanbridge
Horses outside the church, thought fit for use down the coal mines
Horses on Church Green. Men with white flags kept the horses under control. A strip of white rag was tied on the tail of a horse when it was sold. In later years, a white sticker was stuck to their rumps. Note the temporary railing in front of Church Gate house. Ladies and children stayed safe in the churchyard while they watched proceedings
Nik Stanbridge
Horse Fair outside the Talbot. Carts outside Thompsons, the high class grocers
Horse Fair outside the Talbot. Carts outside Thompsons, the high class grocers
Nik Stanbridge
Running the horses at the horse fair along Bridge Street
Running a horse past Sherborne House to show its soundness. Many people looked forward to the Horse Fair because they met friends from neighbouring villages who walked over, plus, the men who brought the horses travelled the country and they brought something of the wider outside into Bampton.
Nik Stanbridge
A personal account of time at the Horse Fair
A personal account of time at the Horse Fair
Nik Stanbridge