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These newspaper cuttings are all from 1982 and the topics covered includeconcern over housing scheme which would mean some tenants losing half their gardensDarby & Joan club, WI Club,Buckland Road to be closed for up to three months while the ...
Bampton Community Archive
These newspaper cuttings are all from 1980 and the topics covered includeMorris dancingOur Youth Club members who took part in a 24 hour table tennis marathonBampton's first junior May Queen Tanya NewlandBampton Fair and Molly Cole's dol...
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Drawings of Cyril Smith and Francis Shergold by Alan Beers
These two sketches were done by Alan Beers in 1990 and given to Bob West, who has kindly allowed the Archive to scan them. They are of Cyril Smith and Francis Shergold. Francis was squire of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men and Cyril had also ...
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Postcard from Jan, Jasper & Andrew Walsh to Andrew West
This card was sent from Jan, Jasper and Andrew Walsh to Andrew West in 1986.Francis Shergold seen on the left, Terry Rouse centre the fool, Tony Daniels behind Terry. Jamie Wheeler playing the accordion.
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Obituaries for Colin Harold Bathe and David John Titchener
Colin Harold Bathe died on May 8th 2011 at the age of seventy three. His close friend David John Titchener, widely known as Curly, preceded him by just a few months dying at the age of seventy six on January 20th 2011. Both were well known in t...
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The Dixey family plus their Morris dancers
MO11EE - Morris dancing in Weald Manor in 1947. All people as you see them left to right - Jingy (William Nathan) Wells (fiddle), Francis Shergold, Bobby Wells (cake), Bill Brown, Bob Whitlock, Reg Whitlock, Ted Dixey, Fred Pettifer. Watching are...
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Morris Men outside the Elephant & Castle c1924
Bampton Morris dancers c1924/5 outside the Elephant & Castle.The sign over the pub door says Posting House, Horses, Carriages, Brakes. Personal attention given, Albert Townsend. The 3rd and 4th lines are hard to read which is a pity but it lo...
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Francis George Shergold in 2002 & his obituary in the Guardian January 2009
This obituary was in The Guardian newspaper January 13th 2009. Francis was born on January 31st 1919 and died on November 27th 2009. The article was written by Derek Schofield.
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William Nathan 'Jingy' Wells, playing his fiddle and a close look at his clothes
Jingy Wells, real name William Nathan Wells danced for many years and played the fiddle for even more. His first fiddle he made from a large corned beef tin for a sound box and a broom handle. He was completely self taught. After an eye infecti...
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'Rocky' Spring Bank Holiday Monday 1991
Ernie 'Rocky' Hunt and Chad Trueman in the background, Spring Bank Holiday Monday 1991. Rocky was known as Dicky to all his family. When Ernie died, his birth certificate showed his real name was Ernest Bishop.
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Newspaper cuttings from 1958 to 1973
These newspaper cuttings are from 1958 to 1973 and are of very mixed topics. They cover:- ghosts of Bampton and the story of the great shirt race; Mr & Mrs Blaine licensee of the Talbot; Paul Bovington with his dog Crackers; Mrs Lucy Martin l...
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Bill Daniels, Morris Dancer with the Bampton Traditional Morris Men
Bill Daniels started Morris Dancing in 1964 and was a loyal member and a very good dancer.
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Colin Knight 1943 to April 22nd 2017
Bampton Morris Men in Glebelands in 1991. Colin Knight and the team with a painting of Colin dancing the Broom Dance.Bampton Morris Men. Colin Knight dancing the Broom Dance and Colin Bathe on melodeon 1989.Sam Bennett of Ilmington dancing the br...
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Terry, Janet, Keith and Brian Rouse May 29th 2013
Terry Rouse came to live in Bampton in 1943 aged 9. His father Reg Rouse had been farming in Somerset at Upper Langford and George Collins had a field next to the farm where Reg was working. George bought Weald farm and advertised for a farm man...
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Old Folk's Memories collected by Lloyd Hughes Owens in the 1970s
Lloyd Hughes Owens, headmaster of the National School in Church View up to its closure when the new school opened in 1960 was keen to capture the knowledge and thoughts of the 'Old Folks' of Bampton and this pdf is the result. It covers...
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Old Time Bampton People by Lloyd Hughes Owens
This album of 'Old Time Bampton People' was put together by Lloyd Hughes Owens in the 1970s. It's a wonderful collection of photographs and text covering topics and people - Bampton Fire Brigade; Morris dancers; William Nathan ...
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William 'Bill' Ernest John Daniels. 1934 to December 2013
Bill took a full part in the life of Bampton. He was a Morris dancer with Francis Shergold's side, the Bampton Traditional Morris Men. Just after WWII when he was 12 years old, he was one of the group of young boys along with Ted Hunt who g...
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Memories of the members of the Darby and Joan Club compiled in 1962
The Darby and Joan Club was for those who were 60 and over. In 1962 they made a scrapbook of members' memories. Topics covered include:- Morris dancing; Whitsuntide Garlands; the Mummers; Bampton Fair; Bampton Fire Brigade; Church, Chapel a...
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Colin and Gareth Knight dancing the Broom Dance
Colin Knight danced the Broom Dance for many years and young Gareth Knight has followed in his footsteps
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Brothers Colin and Robin Knight, Colin's grandson Matthew Howse, Morris dancers
Colin Knight and grandson Matthew Howse and Colin's brother Robin, all Morris dancers. Paul Wixey and Rob Fidler are each in one of the photographs with Robin
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Bobby Wells gives his father's fiddle to Reg Hall 1973
William Nathan 'Jingy' Wells, 1868-1953, played the fiddle as well as both dancing and fooling for the Bampton Morris for very many years. In these two photographs taken on Bank Holiday Monday 1973 his son Bobby is seen donating Jingy&#...
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Francis Shergold tells whose dancing style he copied
Francis Shergold tells whose dancing style he liked very much and copied when he was learning to dance. Then we hear the Bampton Traditional Morris men dancing to Foggy Dew, one day in 1987. The recording lasts 3 mins.
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Filmed interviews with Bampton people by Bampton Community Archive
These 4 pages list the YouTube web address of the filmed interviews done by the Bampton Community Archive. They are with Dave Rose with Terry Rouse bellringing; Vera Elward talking about Busby's department store; A History of St Mary's ...
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Ada Tanner, Albert & Florence, around 1915-16
This postcard was lent to the Archive by John Broxholme, who is a descendant. John said "As you can see the picture is well worn, but at least it survived as long as it did in France. Remarkably the creases have managed to miss the faces! ...
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Morris pictures over several decades
This collection of photographs was found in an outbuilding behind the Horse Shoe pub. They range from Reg Hall playing the fiddle, Francis Shergold play the melodeon, the Bampton Traditional Morris side c1970, c1995 and 1966 and on the steps of t...
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Kit Jackson's photograph collection
These photographs were part of the collection belonging to Kit Jackson; they are of her family, Morris Men, work colleagues, buildings, billeted soldiers in Bampton, pigeon fancier, friends, school classes and the mystery tours she used to arrange...
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The White family who lived in Sandford Cottage from at least as early as 1900
The White family lived in Sandford Cottage, the thatched cottage on the south side of Sandford field from at least as early as 1900. These photographs cover the period 1910 to 1960. They are all family related, some babies, children, adults, in ...
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Terry Crowley's memories of people who took an active part in the life of Bampton 1983-1985
In 1983 Terry Crowley began taking photographs of people in Bampton who worked here, or were born here, or worked for charities here or any combination. It was before the days of digital photography so it was unusual for someone to think to recor...
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Obituary for Frank Tanner, wife of Vera, father of Janet Newman and Jean
Frank Tanner, someties called Perky was the youngest son of 'Buscot' Tanner died at his home in Colvile Close aged 85 on November 10th 1980. Frank emigrated to Australia before WWI, was called up into the Australian Army in WWI and was ...
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Dixey Dean fills Alec Wixey's tankard on Bank Holiday Monday
Bank Holiday Monday 1998, Dixey Dean fills Alec Wixey's tankard while Mary Robinson looks on
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A newspaper article charting the farming life of Reginald Rouse from farm manager to farm owner
In 1943 Reg Rouse came to Bampton with his family. He had been George Collins' farm manager in Wiltshire and when George and family bought Weald Farm, Reg and family moved with him. On February 1st 1948 Reg bought a small holding and over t...
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Articles about Bampton from 1954, 1971 and 1975 and one probably before WWII
These articles cover the topics of the nightly curfew, no mains drainage, Morris Dancing, the railway station which is two miles away, Count Munster, Air Marshall Sir Roderick Carr, Air Commodore A S Ellerton ADC to the King, Miss Taunt organist f...
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Old Time Bampton People by Lloyd Hughes Owens
About 1973 Lloyd Hughes Owens made an album about some of the old people in Bampton with photographs and text. This is the album
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Roy Shergold tells about his working life after demob in 1947 to retirement aged 82
Roy Shergold, born c1926, was in the Home Guard in the early days of WWII because he was not old enough to enlist. Once he was 17 in 1943 he joined the Merchant Navy. He got his demob in 1947 and up to his 82nd birthday he had been unemployed fo...
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Obituary for Frank Tanner, died November 10th 1980
Frank Tanner was the last of the Tanner family to dance Bampton Morris. For many generations prior to WWII the Tanner family was one of the main stays of the side. Thomas Tanner, born c1770, his son Charles born 1816 were dancers and his son, an...
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Notes written by William Nathan 'Jingy' Wells written January 1914 and more written June 27th 1937
William Nathan Wells known to all who have any love and interest in Bampton Morris dancing know him as either Jingy or Jinky. Jingy wrote out his memories of Morris Dancing in Bampton in 1914 and in later years in 1937 he added to his notes. By ...
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Bampton Traditional Morris men dancing in Francis Shergold's garden in 1999
A colour photograph taken in Francis Shergold's garden in 1999. Francis can be seen in the centre and Jasper Walsh and Joseph Perry are finishing Greeny Up
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William Wells 1868-1953. Morris Dancer, Fiddler and Fool. Journal reprint No8 1957 by EFDSS
This booklet was produced by the EFDSS and is reprint No8 done in 1957. It is about William Nathan 'Jingy' Wells 1868-1953 and most of the content is a transcription of a recording with Jingy made in October 1952. He talks about what m...
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Francis Shergold retires as Squire of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men in 1996
After a little short of 50 years as squire of the Bampton Traditional Morris Men, Francis Shergold retired and was presented with the salver seen in this picture and his wife Ann was given a bouquet of flowers. The presentation was made in the gr...
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Letter from Vic Legg to Francis Shergold May 28th 1982
This is a brief note from Vic Legg to Francis Shergold wishing him all the best for the Whit Monday Morris dancing. The postage cost is 15p and the post office have put a sticker on trying to persuade us all to use the new post codes
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Bampton Traditional Morris men dancing early 1970s to 1989
1972 photograph of the Bampton Traditional Morris outside the Horse Shoe with Roy and Francis Shergold, Pete Allam, Cyril Smith and Frank Daniels. Black and white picture of the side outside the Talbot in 1973 with Frank Daniels, Ray Borrett, Fra...
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Bampton Traditional Morris at Tickhill, Yorkshire and a donation from the Scarborough Arms
On July 7th 1996 the Scarborough Arms in Tickhill donated £300 to the Bampton Traditional Morris side and one of the photographs shows the cheque being handed over. Musicians in one photograph include a young boy, Reg Hall, John Grout, Martin Lan...
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Bampton Traditional Morris Men, dancing and musicians
These five photograph cover dates between 1988 to approximately the mid 1990s. Francis Shergold dancing inside The Eagle Inn, Craig Godwin and Jamie Blackwell dancing a jig with Reg Hall on fiddle. Peter Matthias, Jamie Blackwell, Cyril Smith, D...
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Morris photographs taken in Francis Shergold's garden in 1999
These four pictures were taken in Francis Shergold's garden on May Bank Holiday Monday 1999. Along with Francis are Jasper (Oliver) Walsh, Billy Main, Joseph Perry, Martin Landray and John Shuker
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