Robson's Commercial Directory of 1839 Bampton and Weald listing names and occupations
Adams Rev. Dacres
Andrews Charles
Andrews Joseph
Angell John
Baker Thomas
Banting John
Banting T
Baston John
Bateman John
Bateman J.M.
Bateman T
Brooks Robert
Brooks Robert
Carter Ann
Clark James
Clark Richard
Clifton James
Cook Lydia
Cooke H & T
Cooke Mary Postmistress
Cox Charles Bell
Cripps James Carrier
Cripps John Baker & Beer Retailer
Dawson William Baker
Dutton Joseph Shoemaker
Dutton William Tallow Chandler
Eddeson Rev. M Curate
Eldridge Thomas Miller
Ford John Beer Retailer
Goold Samuel Masons Arms
Greenway - Shoemaker
Higgins William New Inn
Holliday Richard Straw Hat Maker
Holloway Jane, George & Co Agents to Globe Insurance Company
Holloway J & G Printers & Stations
Hopkins J & G Shoemaker
Hudson Geo. Richard Surgeon
Joiner James Baker
Kearse Robert Fleur de Lis
King & Stevens Plumber & Glazier
King Ann Talbot Commercial Inn
Long Zechariah Parish Clerk
May John Blacksmith
Perkins James Blacksmith
Plaster David Parish Clerk
Plaster William Wheelwright & Carpenter
Preston John Tailor
Pusey William Tailor
Rubins N. & J. Tailors
Rose - Attorney-at-Law
Searey William Grocer & Draper
Spencer Samuel Builder
Stevens Frederick Draper & Grocer
Taylor Henry Butcher
Taylor Robert Carpenter
Teal John Boot & Shoemaker
Townsend Jos. Horse Shoe
Ward James Maltster
Wenmin Thomas Baker
Wheeler Thomas Grocer
Whitaker - Surgeon
Wilkins William Harness Maker
Williams Charles Cooper
Williams William Butcher

1853 Lascelles Gazetteer of Oxon, Bampton. Alphabetical list of trades and professions. Classification of trades and professions. Millers, dairymen and farmers, Farmers, fellmongers, fishmonger, glove manufacturers, grocers and tea dealers, Grocers and tea dealers, hair dressers, hatters, hotels, insurance agents, joiners, carpenters, linen and wool drapers and hosiers, maltsters, milliners and dressmakers, Plumbers, glaziers, saddlers & harness makers, schools, shop keepers, solicitors, stone and marble masons, straw bonnet makers, surgeons and tailors, Tallow chandler, veterinary surgeons, watch maker, wheelwrights, wine and spirit merchants.

Black and white photograph of T. W. Pembrey shop in the High Street

A Newspaper cutting from Adrian Simmonds' collection showing one of the earliest photographs of Bampton. This looks like a delivery cart outside Wenman's Bakers, this building was eventually pulled down and the war memorial now stands on the site.

Adrian Simmonds' collection of items donated by Carol Langley. Adrian had a shop in the Market Square.
Janet Newman thinks the date is more likely to be 1916. William (Bill) Lock's
building company were doing lots of building work in Bampton at that time.
Charlie Lay (1895) was a stone mason living at Mill Green. He was the father of
Alfred Lay and Walter Lay, both of whom died in WW1 and commemorated on
the War Memorial. He was father of Ted Lay who was married to Ruth Pocock,
sister of Harry Pocock. Fred Lay (1897) was also Charlie's son. Thomas Dipper
(1850) was a bricklayer and lived in Mill Street. The only one I'm not sure about
is H. Lock. William's brother Herbert had worked on the building with his brother
but emigrated to Canada, returning to Bampton to marry, Marjorie in 1918, only
to be killed at Aulnoy, in France a few months later. It's possible that H. Lock
could have been a relative of William (Bill

• Daniel Gibbard
• Hay harvest
• Horse fair, Church Green
• Goodman's Tea Dealers
• Mr & Mrs Dewe
• Mr White of Ampney Lodge & Meadow Farm
• Letter from Lucinda Leech with 5x4 inch negative of 1904

W Payne & Son, Great Western Railway Co Agents, Bampton and Lechlade. Cab & Omnibus Proprietors, horses, brakes, carriages etc for hire. Cartage contractors and furniture removers. Chief office The Hill, Witney Oxon. Railway depots Bampton, Chipping Norton and Lechlade. The remains of one of their ads in black lettering can be seen on the side of their house which was Castle View in Bridge Street.

This advert is in the 1911 Kelly's Trade Directory

These are two parts of one map created in 1914. I've picked them out to show where the school used to be in Lew, next to University Farm and the Post Office a little to the east just before you get to Trinity Church.

This map was produce for the sale of the Lew Estate in 1914.
There used to be a Post Office and a school in Lew, both shown on this map between University Farm and Holy Trinity Church on the main road.

Article Witney Gazette December 12th 2014. William Wheeler, pictured seated at the front was a blacksmith in Bampton. He was killed in WWI at the battle of Aisne