Gilly French and Jeremy Gray celebrated the 25th year of the Bampton Classical Opera in 2018. They are the founders and still work tirelessly to make every year a huge success. It is now known as one of the top venues and events of its type and people come from abroad to see it.
This newspaper article gives lots of interesting information.

The staircase to the top floor of the Grammar School was removed in the 1960s when people stood a greater chance of getting to the ground floor by falling through the rotten floor than coming back down the stairs. The Bampton Community Archive members have worked incredibly hard to raise funds on the back of the tourism boost from visitors flocking to Bampton to see the this building which was used as the Cottage Hospital in ITV's Downton Abbey. The grant from WODC means the work to bring the whole building into good heart can begin.

This picture is of Church View looking North towards St Mary The Virgin church.No cars, no footpath and little in the way of horse droppings so probably around 1940-1950.

Article about Bampton Classical Opera being shortlisted for an International Opera Award for the production of Stephen Storace's Gli Sposi Malcontenti (Bride and Gloom). One of 8 contenders the production was shortlisted for the Rediscovered Work Award tobe handed out in May 2020 . Jeremy Gray co-artistic director and Gillyb French founded the opera in 1993

Witney Gazette article by Miranda Norris dated 28th July 2021 about Opera held in the Deanery gardens by Bampton Classical Opera.
Paride de Elena by Gluck translated in to English by Gilly French. Featuring Lucy Anderson, Ella Taylor, Lauren Lodge-Campbell and Lisa Howarth.

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.

Grace Eeles, maker of beautiful corn dollies

Handicrafts at Bampton- WI meeting, Florentine embroidery

• Mrs Walker
• Mrs Durrant
• Mrs R. Gerring
• Miss Mary Witt
• Mrs G Eeles
• Mrs F Cole
• Mrs H Pickard
• Mrs Lee

Photograph of poster advertising the Bampton Opera held on 11 September 2022 at Weald Manor
www.bamptonoperra.org

Poster advertising the A Very Special Organ Recital by Professor Dr Ian Tracey, Resident Organist at Liverpool Cathedral.
Held on 7th May 2022 in aid of the Roof restoration on St Mary's Church.
Dr Ian Tracey resident organist at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral since 1980. He and the vicar, Rev’d Canon Janice Collier have been friends since they were teenagers in Liverpool and Ian willingly came to give a fantastic organ recital on the very newly restored and enhanced 1812 church organ, to help raise funds for the roof appeal.