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Abingdon photos

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Abingdon maps

Historic maps of Abingdon and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Abingdon maps

Abingdon map

Historic map of Abingdon

Oxfordshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Oxfordshire

Abingdon map

Historic Map of any Abingdon postcode

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Abingdon books

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Abingdon Photographic Memories
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Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
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Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories
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Abingdon books
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Memories of Abingdon

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cheers steanes langfords simons and more

My mother's ancestors all seemed to live in Abingdon and the surrounding villages of Launton, Kiddlington, Bicester, Charlbury etc. and I am collecting photographic records of these families and their activities for a family tree.  Photos are a good way of recording events.  There are many text genealogical websites, but few, if any where one can get photos of one's ancestors... [more]

Shared on 12 May 2007 by Yoga-Prakash Saraswati.

Oxfordshire memories

When my family moved to Sutton Courtenay in the 1960s this was the only shop left in the old part of the village. It was a fabulous place with big glass jars of sweets behind the counter, I used to visit here as soon as I received my pocket money! It was run by the Mussells, I think (pronounced 'Muzz-ells'). My... [more]

Shared on 20 June 2009 by Sean K.

George Orwell

George Orwell (real name Eric Blair), who was the author of '1984' and 'Animal Farm', is buried in All Saints' churchyard.

Shared on 07 December 2008 by John Lewis.

Fortescue and Church families

I don't have a memory as such, but I have been researching my family history and have traced my mother's family back to this place.  My mother was born in 1916 and lived in Oxford.  However, her grandfather came from Marcham and I've now traced the family back (so far) to the 1600's.  They were Fortescues and Churches, all from Marcham.... [more]

Shared on 03 April 2008 by Anne Woodford.

Family connections.

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... [more]

Shared on 06 April 2006 by Mr Bk Seeney.

Grandad

I spent several summer school holidays in Didcot with my mate and grandad,
he lived in Newlands Avenue with my Uncle Bert. Grandad ran the bar in the army camp. He used to send me round to wake up the men first thing. The man in charge was a Sergeant Biggs. Mum worked in the post office where she met Dad,... [more]

Shared on 09 December 2008 by Thomas Johnson.

The Prior family of Steventon

My grandmother lived in Steventon with her own grandmother around 1880. She was Florence Prior and her own gran was Eliza Prior who by then was a widow and a laundress living in Timsbury Cottage. I have tried to find the cottage but the only place I have seen with a similar name is Timsbury Villa. I sometimes wonder if it... [more]

Shared on 12 January 2008 by John Howard Norfolk.

The best time of my life

I was 8 when I moved to Steventon.  We used to live in Didcot while I was a baby.  I enjoyed Didcot and liked the town side of it.  Also we moved here because my mum and dad wanted to live in the countryside while I was growing up to my teens. My mum is called Sharon Tappin and my dad... [more]

Shared on 08 June 2007 by Rebecca Tappin.

Extracts From Abingdon & Oxfordshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Abingdon, inspired by Frith photos.

Abingdon Photographic Memories

We are upstream of the bridges. Nag's Head Island is in the centre with its hotel fronting the bridge, and Stevens's Boatyard are the white buildings to the left. On the right the tall chimney belongs to the old hemp and twine works. It had been bought by G W Shepherd of Ladygrove House in 1879, and by 1890 was also producing coconut... [more]

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Abingdon Photographic Memories

This unusual viewpoint is from the tower of St Helen's parish church; we are looking south over the roofs of Brick Alley Almshouses and their panelled chimney stacks. These were rebuilt in 1718-20. At right angles to their right is the roof of Long Alley Almshouses. The river is immediately beyond the road in front of Brick Alley Almshouses, but until 1884 there were... [more]

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Down the Thames Photographic Memories

We are looking upstream from the centre of the 14th-century stone bridge across the Thames where it crosses Nag's Head Island. The landing stage to the Crown and Thistle, a hotel some way away on Bridge Street, now belongs to The Mill House, the pub on the island. The weatherboarded outbuilding has since been demolished.

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