The Bampton Archive has been holding exhibitions for nearly 20 years and many of them have books that you can read online and buy. 

All proceeds from sales go back to the Bampton Community Archive and your support is much needed and very much appreciated.

2024

September

Water, Wells and Waste in Bampton and Weald

Alistair Wray and Paul Ader

2023

November

Bampton and its Railways 1873 to 1962

David Palfreyman

2023

June

30 Years of Bampton Classical Opera

Jeremy Gray

2023

January

Mapping Bampton: A Journey in Space and Time

Will Fenton

2022

November

Frank Hudson: Made in Bampton

Frank Hudson

2022

July

Birding in Bampton in the Bush

Barry Hudson

2020

January

Patchwork & Quilting in Bampton

Jane Chapman, Janet Newman & Jane Wallis

2019

September / October

Mr Onesiphorus Oliver Collett

Graham Newman

2019

May / June

Downton Abbey in Bampton 2010-2018

Jenny Chaundy

2019

January / February

The Story of Cricket in Bampton

Anna Pitt

2018

September / October

Bampton Families

Janet Newman

2018

May / June

Unseen Bampton & Beyond: What Lies Hidden

Jane Wallis

2018

January / February

The Wilkinson Brothers

Miriam James

2017

September / October

Bampton’s History Through Its Houses and Dwellings

Nicola Priestly

2017

May / June

A History of Bampton’s Fire Brigade

Tom Papworth

2017

January / February

The Tanning Industry in Bampton

Miriam James & Jo Lewington

2016

September / October

Unseen Bampton: A Photographic Snapshot

Nik Stanbridge

2016

May / June

The History of Schools in Bampton

Miriam James

2016

January / February

Thirty Years of the Bampton Bush Club

Anna Pitt

2015

September / October

Bampton: Recapturing the Castle

Matthew Rice

2015

May / June

Witney’s Forgotten Airfield

Peter Davis

2015

January / February

The Poor Law in Bampton

Miriam James

2014

September / October

We Will Remember Them

Tony Page

2014

May / June

A History of Morris Dancing in Bampton

Janet Rouse

2014

February / March

The Restoration of Lord Nelson Traction Engine

Jo Lewington

2013

September / October

Inclosure of the Open Fields of Bampton

Miriam James

2013

May / June

The Story of Trade in Bampton

Janet Rouse

2013

February / March

The Market Square Before and After the Year 2000

Adrian Symonds

2012

September / October

Lost Airfields Around Bampton

Mark McArthur-Christie

2012

May / June

Farming in Bampton and Weald

Janet Rouse & Don Rouse

2012

February / March

Dug up in Bampton 3 – The Fossils

Jo Lewington & Sarianne Durie

2011

September / October

SPAJERS

Don Rouse, Janet Rouse and Helen Grimwade

2011

May / June

Pillbox Images: Bampton and Beyond

Nik Stanbridge, Simon Rae and David Inshaw

2011

February / March

Bampton Skies and Landscapes

Wendy Nicholls and Sarianne Durie

2010

September / October

Dug up in Bampton 2 – The Coins

Jo Lewingon

2010

May / June

Archery in Bampton

Gerald Mills & John Hill

2010

February / March

The Story Behind the Naming of Bampton’s Streets and Lanes 2

Jane Wallis & Janet Rouse

2009

September / October

Dug up in Bampton 1

Jo Lewington

2009

May / June

The Story Behind the Naming of Bampton’s Streets and Lanes 1

Jane Wallis & Janet Rouse

2009

February / March

Bampton Architecture 2

Gilbert Marsh

2008

September / October

Why Bampton Didn’t Become Cowley

Graham Newman

2008

February / March

Bampton Architecture 1

Gilbert Marsh

2007

September / October

The Bells of St. Mary’s

Janet Rouse

2007

May / June

Anglo Saxon Bampton

Prof. John Blair

2007

January / February

Bampton Town Football Club

Albert Radband

2006

September / October

The Church in the Community

Suzy Robinson

2006

May / July

Bampton’s Fire Brigade

Tom Papworth

2006

January / February

A Year in St Mary’s Churchyard

Sally Proctor

2005

September / October

Bampton at War 1939-1945

Sarah Wearne

2005

May / June

Bampton Families

Janet Newman

2005

January / February

The Secrets of Bampton Signals Camp

Corporal David Duncan

2004

September / October

Bampton Gardens

Annie Mellors

2004

May / June

Morris and Mummers

Roy Barrett

2004

January / February

Bampton and World War 1

Sarah Wearne

2003

September / October

A Boyhood in Bampton

Jo Lewington

2003

May / June

Bampton and the Morris Dancing Tradition

Jo Lewington

2003

February/ March

Bampton Shops, Trades and Pubs

Jo Lewington

2002

October / November

Bampton and Agriculture

Jo Lewington

2002

June / July

The Great Bampton Shirt Race

Jo Lewington

All proceeds from sales go back to the Bampton Community Archive and your support is much needed and very much appreciated.