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Reference code
BCA - 2021.2566
Title
'Off The Beaten Track'. 'Impressions of a Visit To Bampton'. 1939
Date(s)
- October 6th 1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
one newspaper cutting
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Name of creator
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This small newspaper cutting gives a wonderful moment in time giving a general picture of how things were in the early days of WWII. The author comments on:-
The visibility of evacuees - many came from Bow in London
The Manor was offered as a hospital with a children's war
A fully equipped ARP staff
Motorised fire fighting equipment
'Shop early' notices