VIDEO: Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939
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Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939
Nik Stanbridge
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VIDEO: Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939
Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939
Nik Stanbridge
Charles Cuthbert Menzies from The Grange applies to join the Witney Aero Club April 18th 1939
Charles Cuthbert Menzies lived at The Grange in High Street and April 18th 1939 he applied to join the Witney Aero Club. His occupation was a Publisher.
Bampton Community Archive
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
Evacuees to Bampton 1940 and Shirley Boyce's Memoir
Shirley Boyce was an Evacuee to Bampton during World War II and has written an account of her time in Bampton staying at a Manor House (Weald Manor?). Which had been divided into flats. She later stayed in Aston. The photo is of evacuated children from Bow, London playing in the grounds of Weald Manor in 1940. Two boys Kenny Howe and Leslie Tucker were billeted in New Road with Mr and Mrs Whighting?
Janet Westman
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