Bampton Heritage & Visitor Centre
Photo Gallery
These are a selection of photos going right back to the planning and launch stages (at the bottom of page). The Volunteers have been brilliant!
Bampton joins the national 'Walkers Are Welcome' scheme
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Bampton Charter Fair Oct. 2022
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Exmoor Dark Skies - making planetary models
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The First Tom McManamon Lecture - 'Legs and Wheels'
Oct 2022 - see OUR VIDEOS |
Bampton railway model comes to town with Chris Hewitt
Sept 2022 |
Visiting the railway exhibition on Heritage Week |
Children doing the church quiz
April 2022 |
June 2022 Fossil detectives! |
Chris Hewitt from Liverpool Railway Modellers
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Working model railway of Bampton exhibited up north Oct. 2021 |
100 Year old Bampton news!
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Bampton Heritage Open Day |
Our Brook Street stall
2021 |
Stall at Bampton Charter Fair 2021 |
2021 The Dynamic Duo complete the first Bampton Bounds Challenge walk!
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2021 A new geology video: 'Bampton in Deep Time' - see OUR VIDEOS |
BHVC Mugs
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BHVC Key rings |
BHVC Bag
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BHVC GWR Coasters |
2020 Volunteers' Meeting
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2020 Reopen after pandemic |
2020 New Bampton Bounds booklet |
2019 Listening Project - Old Bampton stories |
Holiday time - dressing-up at the Heritage Centre December 2019 - Church Clock 100 birthday |
2019 BHVC at Christmas Fair |
Holiday time - dressing-up at the Heritage Centre |
Four young German children enjoy dressing up and sending a photo back to their grandmother in Germany. |
Volunteers meeting to discuss post-Covid opening May 2021 |
Volunteers in their Heritage Centre fleeces at meeting December 2016 |
Fund-raising with Sausage & Mash at the Toucan April 2016 |
Pippa (Tiverton Museum) and Judi with Bumper sculpture |
Mystery Objcet #1: ELECTRIC TRAIN STAFF (OR TOKEN) To ensure that only one train was ever on one section of single line track (in this case Bampton to Morebath Junction and uniquely coloured green), the coded key on the end fitted into a token machine at the signal box at the beginning of the track section and generated an electric signal which told the signalmen when the train had entered this section of track. It was carried by the driver to the other end of the section of track, where, inserted into another token machine, the signalman could see that the train had left that section of track. This key would fit no other token machines. Lent by the Tiverton Museum of Mid-Devon Life. |
Mystery Object #2: OX KNOB or HORN KNOB This object, found in a Bampton field, was probably an ox- or horn-knob, much used by the Victorians and perhaps earlier. It was placed over an ox’s horn and small screws kept it in place. The sharp point of the horn was then filed off. Cattle deliberately sharpened their horns against each other or nearby objects and the knobs were installed to prevent damage to each other and to farmers when handling cattle. Lent by Laurens Hayton. |
Volunteers' Meeting Nov. 2015 |
Volunteers' Meeting Nov. 2015 |
Trying the new interactive Bampton quiz game - August 2015 |
'En garde'! Visitors of all ages enjoy their visit - August 2015 |
Tiverton U3A Town Trail - at Manor Mill - April 2015 |
Tiverton U3A - watching Bampton Railway video - April 2015 |
Minehead U3A Visit and Tour - April 2015 |
Minehead U3A Visit and Tour - April 2015 |
Dressing up - the Knight - May 2014 |
Heritage Centre 1st Birthday Sept. 2014 |
Heritage Centre 1st Birthday Sept. 2014 |
Heritage Centre 1st Birthday Sept. 2014 |
Half term dressing up! May 2014 |
Minehead U3A Visit and Tour - April 2015 |
Slide Show of Reg Kingdon Collection March 2014 |
Enjoying the slide show March 2014 |
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Family enjoying display boards |
Family viewing one of the displays |
Family looking at the model of the railway |
Volunteer on duty at the Heritage Centre
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The Station-Master's Hat! Reunited with Patrick, who'd been given the hat as a child in the 1950's |
50th Anniversary of Railway 5/10/13 - Vistors |
Examining the display boards |
Visitors enjoying the railway video |
The station model being admired |
Guests at the launch party 13/9/13 |
Artefacts on display |
Watching the premiere of the Railway History video |
Blimey this is interesting! |
Model of railway at restorer's August 2013 |
Model of railway at restorer's August 2013 |
Meeting 29/08/13 |
Meeting 29/08/13 |
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If you would like to contact the team or become involved with the project in any way, please e-mail bamptonheritage@btinternet.com
or phone Judi Thomas on 07595 497476