Abingdon Area Archaeology and History Society
Gallery
WSH Bayliss Grocers Float 1897 #264
War Memorial Unveiling #115
Vineyard Red Lion #200
Vineyard Gasworks Men Pulling Rope #204
Twittys Almshouses pre 1912 #161
Tomkins Almshouses pre 1912 #162
Stert Street Palmers Pageant 1937 #246
Stert St Pageant 1937 #248
Society of Friends Outing 1942 #222a
Queens Hotel, Queen Victoria Statue, cars c. 1910 #76
Pavlova Leatherworks Pulling & Painting Skins, pre 1914 #226
Pavlova Leatherworks Pickled Skins pre 1914 #232
Pavlova Leatherworks Finishing Trimming & soaking, pre 1914 #228
Old Anchor Inn, almshouses pre 1928 #119
Ock St flooded with carriages 1894 #274
Ock St Brind & Gillingham poss .c 1905 #293
Morlands car fleet & yard #223
Morlands Brewery with carts 1897 #262
Market Square Queens Hotel & Corn Exchange #318
Market Place, Queen Victoria statue and a cart, pre 1900 #135
Long Alley Alms Houses pre 1912 #159
Long Alley Alms Houses Gardens pre 1912 #160
High St towards County Hall procession #305
High St Morris Dancers Procession #250
HG Rogers & Co Bicycle Shop #202
Glove Factory Women Workers c.1914 #137
Gaol Cottages c.1900 #48
Gaol Cottages c. 1900 #47
Fire Service in action Harwell, 1912 #236
East Saint Helen's, St Nicholas Church, The Kings Head c. 1930 #82
East Saint Helen's Procession #251
East Saint Helen's Church pre 1912 #167
Coxeters on Beadle site showing Cycle Depot c.1895 #288
Coxeters horse drawn furniture van pre 1930 #286
Corn Exchange Interior Dinner settings 1897 #267
Carrier Barnard & Son Motorvan #191
Brind & Gillingham travelling display #294
Bath Street float 1897 #263
Aerial view Town Centre c.1950 #88
Abingdon School pre 1912 #170
Abingdon Workhouse Main Entrance #193
Abingdon Fire Brigade with new pump 1933 #237
Abingdon Bunk with train + family #199
Abingdon Bunk train no 522 #209
Abingdon Bunk in station No2036 #205
Abbey Mill & Stream c.1940
Abingdon County Hall (#317)
Future Events
Open Evening 2026
18 June 2026: Open evening with presentations from members.
MG Cars: Abingdon’s Legacy
17th September 2026: Join us as we hear from Richard Martin about the MG Cars Legacy in Abingdon.
The Life of John Smythe QC, MBE, OBE
15th October 2026: Join us as we hear from Eddy Smythe about the life of John Smythe.
Æthelstan the first King of Britain?
19th November 2026: Join us as we hear from Professor Sarah Foot about Æthelstan the possibly first King of Britain.
Latest Gallery Image
WSHBaylissgrocersfloat1897#264
WSH Bayliss Grocers Float 1897 #264
Warmemorialunveiling#115
War Memorial Unveiling #115
HGRogers&Cobicycleshop#202
HG Rogers & Co Bicycle Shop #202
Abgdonfirebrigadewithnewpump1933#237
Abingdon Fire Brigade with new pump 1933 #237
Coxetershorsedrawnfurniturevanpre1930#286
Coxeters horse drawn furniture van pre 1930 #286
ESH+churchpre1912#167
East Saint Helen’s Church pre 1912 #167
Morlandscarfleet&yard#223
Morlands car fleet & yard #223
OckStfloodwithcarriages1894#274
Ock St flooded with carriages 1894 #274
Latest News
Malting and Brewing in Abingdon – Martin Buckland
On February 19th Martin Buckland gave us an extremely interesting talk on the former malting industry in Abingdon, which used to be of great...
Becoming Roman in Oxfordshire – Excavations at Marcham and Frilford
On Thursday 15 January, the Society welcomed Gary Lock, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, to speak about the...
A Medieval Christmas – Tales and Tunes
Our December meeting offered a wonderfully festive change of pace, as storyteller and musician Clare Goodall treated members to an evening of...