Evacuee children in Bampton enjoying games at Weald Manor
- BCA - 2017.1298
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- C1940
These children are all evacuees from Bow in London. Here, they are being given the fun of some games at Weald Manor.
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Evacuee children in Bampton enjoying games at Weald Manor
These children are all evacuees from Bow in London. Here, they are being given the fun of some games at Weald Manor.
Bampton Community Archive
VIDEO: Mary Shergold talks about her experiences as a parlour maid and joining the Land Army in WW2
Mary Shergold talks about her experiences as a parlour maid and joining the Land Army in WW2
Nik Stanbridge
Brothers Jim and Dick Daniels c1940
These are brothers Jim and Dick Daniels. Jim is the older brother standing in the front in a scout's uniform. Dick is in the background. A few years later Jim joined the Air Scouts and did circuits and bumps and enjoyed it despite not liking heights.
Their had a sister called Freda who became Mrs Freda Bradley and she wrote a lovely book about life in Bampton she recalled during her life.
Bampton Community Archive
Bampton Morris Men Jingy Wells
Dancers outside the Eagle date not known. Jingy Wells on Fiddle
Janet Westman
Elsie Portlock and others in fancy dress.
Elsie Portlock and others in fancy dress.
Bampton Community Archive
Dawn and Tina Mansfield in fancy dress.
Dawn and Tina Mansfield in fancy dress having just passed the Elephant and Castle Inn. Note pre-decimalisation prices of the ice cream. 1d was 1 penny and 240 pennies made £1.
Bampton Community Archive
Photograph showing a party of Methodist members going on an outing standing in front of bus.
Names have been added to the second copy as follows
Eva Mary Portlock
Mrs Portlock
Dora Townsend
Mrs Townsend
Ted Kitchen
Mrs Smith and Son
Polly
Aggie Beckett
Mrs Bishop
Cecil Robinson
Bert Whitlock
Janet Westman
William Kimber, who played for Heading Quarry was a friend of Bampton Morris.
William Kimber, who played for Heading Quarry was a friend of Bampton Morris. His side danced at Mrs Birch's Sandfield Cottage in Headington and her son-in-law was staying.
Bampton Community Archive
Funeral service of David Geoffrey Hawkins, held in St. Mary's Church Bampton. As David was in the RAF a tribute in the form of a flypast of the A400M was given and this can be seen at https://youtu.be/v26BlMQHg2E
Janet Westman
Cards from Jack Townsend to his mother and sister Dora 20-6-1942
Nik Stanbridge