Wilsons Estate Agent Advert in Witney Gazette 1984

Les and Stella King owned a department store Kings of Bampton in the High Street. selling, haberdashery, toys, shoes and all manner of household items. Baby clothes, underwear, ladies and gent's clothes and made to measure garments.

Comments by Local Residents/emplyees,
Steve Pearce said: - "Worked with Tom Papworth, Jack Day, ‘trickie’ Taylor, Val, Alan, Dave Taylor, Tina Foreshew, and Ben Neville was a lovely man helped me so much."
Joe Stephens said: - "I think Richard Todd left his car White Aston Martin in John Tayler's Showroom at one time."
Dave Taylor said- "Think that’s ‘trickie’ Taylor in pic; George used to be our foreman, spent years there before and after school and later years. Some wonderful memories, still go to solicitors which used to be our accessory shop when Ben Neville was there."
Rob Crew said: - "Great memories. Not just a garage, I used to get my fishing licence there."

Advert in Witney Gazette 1984 for Emmie's Paper shop

Advert in Witney Gazette 1984 for W J Lock Builders and Decorators

Newspaper clipping about Graham Lord, winning Distinguished Service Award at British Poultry Council Awards Ceremony at the House of Commons
Graham worked at PD Hook Hatcheries at Cote

Witney Gazette advertisement for the Bampton Street Fair of 1984, with small adverts of local Bampton businesses.
A Simmonds in Market Square, sold everything from birdseed and dog food to shoe polish and fresh bread and Cakes. Mr Simmonds was well liked and respected.
Wilsons Estate Agents ,
Butleres of Bampton Local Wine merchant
Emmie Papworth Newsagents
F Ham Market Square sold ladies and gents shoes
Patrick Strainge Butchers, Duttons Wine merchants, Beers Spirits Fruit and vegetables Delicatessen
WJ Lock & Son Local Builder and Contractor Painter and Decorator
J Temple Hardware DIY Gardening Fishing Tackle

The garage in the Market Square was in existence at the start of the C20th when Oliver Onesipherous Collett owned and ran it. Around the middle of the twentieth century it was bought by Len Hughes.

Hughes' Garage was behind Cromwell House with access to it between Cromwell House and the house now called Exeter House

BoJangles, Bampton Castle Cars & Mark's Kitchen. 2003