Places
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Maps
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Memories
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Abingdon St
I have fond memories of visiting our grandparents on our mother's side, who lived at number 8. We recited the "ABC" streets and I can remember Smythes the cake shop at the top of the street, where we bought Snowball cakes from. We also ...Read more
A memory of Sunderland in 1953 by
Tilhead, Rose And Crown: Painting In Bar
Summer 1959 (I think) I was with Abingdon School Combined Cadet Force at Westdown Camp for our annual training week. The nearest pub, for us naughty under-age drinkers in the evenings, was the Rose and Crown. ...Read more
A memory of Tilshead in 1959
Mr Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris Invite Whitethorn Morris To Their Day Of Dance
I remember this well - a glorious early Summer's day and lovely spots to play music, dance and drink beer with Mr Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris. ...Read more
A memory of Abingdon-on-Thames in 1990 by
Old Millers Yard
Millers Yard was in Grove Street opposite the Old Oxford Bus Company. Millers yard was founded by Mr Edward R Miller given its name of E.R. Miller until the late 40s / Early Fifty’s when sold to Mr Ivor P James, later taking on ...Read more
A memory of Wantage by
Is This Correct?
I was a pupil at the local primary school in Great Abington. This picture shows the Old School House that the headmasters of the school lived in during my time there. The Village Shop and Post Office is the white building making ...Read more
A memory of Great Abington in 1965 by
Addition To Con's Entry
Being Con's older brother, my memories go back a bit further, having started school about the day war was declared, going to the village school, with Miss Burling(?) - rumour had it that she changed the spelling of her name ...Read more
A memory of Figheldean in 1940 by
Family Links To South Hinksey
1901 - Bowlers were living at 60 the Village, having moved since 1891 census, when they were living in Chilswell. John Bowler Head Married 52 Male Nuneham, Oxon Farm Labourer Ellen S ...Read more
A memory of South Hinksey by
Holidays In Caerau
My father Emlyn was born in October 1899 in Solva, Pembrookshire. I'm not too sure when they moved to Caerau, but I was the 4th (born 1929) of 5 (4 of whom are still living) children who were all born in Carmen Street, Caerau, to ...Read more
A memory of Caerau in 1946 by
Lower Radley Romantic Reminiscences
"Thieves! Bloody villains and thieves, that's all they are. Makes my blood boil. I can't kill enough of the sods... no Sir!" I hadn't the heart to point out that I was actually a lover of all birds for fear ...Read more
A memory of Lower Radley
Part 21
The others in the house then would be, in order of age: Aunt Annie, married to Joe Smiles, who also lived with us. He worked in the local pit as a collier. Also Uncle Tommy, a complete gentleman, always neat and tidy. He never ...Read more
A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by
Captions
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In addition to Folly Bridge, Bacon also used the tower of Sunningwell Church near Abingdon.
The market town is reached over a toll bridge built by Lord Abingdon in 1769.
Today they only ply between Oxford and Abingdon.
The cottages were part of the south front of Abingdon Abbey and consisted of a granary, bakehouse and brewhouse.
The photograph was taken from a position on the raised causeway that was built centuries ago by monks from the local priory as a route between the priory and Abingdon Abbey.
Rather unkindly, Jerome K Jerome of 'Three Men in a Boat' fame, and our constant companion along the river from Oxford to Kingston, described Abingdon as 'quiet, eminently respectable, clean and desperately
The stone houses on the left were built in the forecourt of the old gaol (out of view to the left); it had closed in 1868 after the assize courts finally went to Reading, and Abingdon's long battle
Abingdon Bridge, built 1416-1417, is classified as a listed monument.
Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 AD, and the town grew up at its gates.
South-east of Abingdon, on the A415 and a mile west of the Culham Science Centre, the former Culham College is a large and austere Victorian Gothic building based on an Oxford collegiate layout with a
Upstream, this more rural view was taken by Frith's photographer from opposite Abbey Meadows (now a park), looking east to Abingdon Lock on the far right and the Thames weir between it and
The house between the trees is Cosener's House, built on the site where the cosener or kitcheners lived – he was the medieval official who ran the Abingdon Abbey's kitchens.
Stevens's Boatyard withdrew to the west parts of Nag's Head Island beyond the bridges, and the Abingdon Bridge Restaurant and Tea Rooms took over their buildings to serve river- borne
A little north of the High Street Junction, off Abingdon Road, is Gravel Lane, which has a number of farm buildings on each side at its west end.
Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-52), the historian and essayist, was born at the Temple on St Crispin's Day 1800, and it was his masterpiece 'The History of England', published between 1848 and 1862
Of the great Benedictine Abbey of St Mary in Abingdon little survives above ground.
From the Hanneys the route heads along the A338 road towards Oxford, turning right onto the A415 at Frilford; heading back towards Abingdon, our last stop is in Marcham village.
Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-52), the historian and essayist, was born at the Temple on St Crispin's Day 1800, and it was his masterpiece 'The History of England', published between 1848 and 1862
Abingdon's bridges were built in 1416-17 widened in 1820 and substantially rebuilt in 1927; the wide central arch dates from this rebuild.
Th A415 heads south along the 15th-century causeway above the marshy river meadows to Culham Bridge, built in 1416-22 by Abingdon's Fraternity of the Holy Cross, but now by-passed by a modern bridge.
At the east side of the market place was the entrance to Abingdon Abbey.
The Friends of Abingdon Abbey then bought the cottages to add to the Checker and Long Gallery, which they purchased from the Borough Council.
Further west, the High Street meets Abingdon Road (right) and Steventon Road (left) in a small green.
The war memorial with its bronze relief panels by Griffin was formally dedicated in September 1921 and unveiled by the Earl of Abingdon.
