Clifton Hampden, The Bridge Over The River Thames 1890
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Photo of Clifton Hampden, The Bridge Over The River Thames 1890

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George Gilbert Scott certainly transformed the village, 'restoring' the church, rebuilding the manor house and building the school. All this was done at the expense of the local benefactor, William Gibbs, after his father had died in 1842 (there is a marble effigy of him on a tomb also designed by Scott within the church). Scott also rebuilt the river bridge in 1864, a fine red brick one in a medieval style, seen here from the south by the Thames. We can just see the church spirelet.

A Selection of Memories from Clifton Hampden

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Clifton Hampden

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This was my grandfathers favourite inn at the time the photograph was taken. He was coachman at the Manor House at Long Wittenham a short walk along the 'Maddy' (a road from the inn to Long Wittenham following the river and very prone to flooding). Its a family story that he would often spend too long here and Granny would have to prepare the horse and coach and dress up in his clothes to fetch the master ...see more