The famous parliamentarian, John Hampden, was injured at the battle of Chalgrove in 1643 and subsequently died at the Greyhound Inn in Thame (now Greyhound Walk).

Miss Hockley proposed that a replica of the John Hampden medallion, that had hung in the school hall, be incorporated in a memorial to John Hampden in Greyhound Walk. This was unveiled on 21st June 1951.

The John Hampden medallion in Greyhound Walk.

The original plaque can now be seen in the museum’s main gallery.