Newsagent next to Cromwell House

Advertisement in the Witney Gazette for Mr Simmond's shop

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

Document put together by Mr Hughes Owens, one time headmaster of Bampton School. This shows many old picture of what Bampton looked like over the years together with typewritten descriptions.

Jim Hughes Garage, shop & coaches Percy Hughes had a butchers shop which was joined to the Lamb Inn. His shop faced into
Cheapside. The thatched Cottage in Bell Lane is just visible on the left. Len Hughes, Percy's little son
is with the tricycle on the left and when he became an adult Len bought the garage and shop in
Cheapside which his son Jim ran with him when he was old enough and Len's wife ran the shop
which sold knitting items. The shop later baecame a newsagents in a newsagents. The shop and house ilater became
house called Exeter House, next to Cromwell House. The garage has been pulled down and a
house built on the site, which is behind Cromwell House. The petrol pumps, which used to be in
front of Cromwell House, have also gone.