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A fair was held in the Market Square at the same time as the Horse Fair. The square is filled with stalls which continue on down High Street. The sign 'Robinson Cheap Butcher' can be seen in the square.
Nik Stanbridge
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A fair was held in the Market Square at the same time as the Horse Fair. The square is filled with stalls which continue on down High Street. The sign 'Robinson Cheap Butcher' can be seen in the square.
Nik Stanbridge
Horse Fair & fair across the west side of the town hall
Horse fair and fun fair seen outside the west side of the Market Square. It would also have filled the Market Square. The Inn at the top left of the photograph is the Lamb, known by locals as The Tree because of the large Ash tree growing outside it. The Inn was completely demolished in 1960 to make way for building the Market Square Garage. The sign for the Talbot hotel shows the landlord to be W Norman. Almost every man wears a hat.
Nik Stanbridge
Popularity of the three-day horse fair & baker's cart upset
Newspaper. Popularity of the three-day horse fair & baker's cart upset
Nik Stanbridge
Bridge St. Horses walking free
Bridge St. Horses walking free
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
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
Percy Hughes butcher's shop next to the Horse Shoe before it was rebuilt
Percy Hughes butcher's shop next to the Horse Shoe before it was rebuilt
Nik Stanbridge
Horse Fair, ponies on Church Green sold for pit ponies
img168 Horse Fair, ponies on Church Green sold for pit ponies
Nik Stanbridge
A personal account of time at the Horse Fair
A personal account of time at the Horse Fair
Nik Stanbridge