These photographs were all taken by John Grout in 1998 to record Church Street as it looked in that year.

Heaven & Hell, Death & Judgement

View of Church Street including St. Marys , the Old Grammar School, (Vesey Rooms), Landells supplied by Andrew Hilditch in 1988

Two certificates awarded to George William Glenister , who worked at Bampton Station, probably as Station Master. He lived with his wife in Church Street in one of the little cottages. It was Mrs. Glenister who was instrumental in introducing Vera Tanner to David Elward at one of the WI Hall dances during the war.
Mr Wheeler from Church street also worked at the station. Mr Maurice John, who lived at the house now named St. Johns in Broad Street, was the last Station Master.

Photo of John Quick, founder of the SPAJERS, pushing the gasworks pram in the shirt race, and a link to Short film by Roy Barratt of Life in Bampton in Oxfordshire recorded by Roy Barratt during the early 1960s. General views and events in Bampton ending with a short time on Church Green in Witney. Town Hall windows are bricked up, there are few cars about and the Elephant & Castle, Malt Shovel, Eagle and George & Dragon pubs were still open. https://youtu.be/fldMqNA41NY

Documents from Peter Davis relating to the valuation of Bourton Cottages and a brief history of the property

L to R. Lucy Slatter, Terry Argles, Terry Crowley, all living in Church Street. May, 1997. Lucy Slatter died 2008.

Images of Church Street taken in1998 by John Grout
Belgrave Cottages, Thatched Cottage

Photograph of the south side of church street, taken from east end dated about 1970.

Newspaper cutting by Miranda Norris, about the filming of Downton Abbey in Bampton and the unwanted attention that Mark MacArthur Christie has received by tourists looking into his windows and taking photographs.