ࡱ > @ - bjbjFF 7Z , , N N N N N N N b 8 L N b m! " ( ( ( ( ( ( $ Y" R $ \ ! N ( ( ! N N ( ( '! < < < . N ( N ( < < < N N < ( PZ " < =! 0 m! < % . % < b b N N N N % N < ( b < z ( ( ( ! ! b b & b b Samuel Pepys Abingdon Walk A Guided Walk through Abingdon On the 9th of June 1668 Samuel Pepys stayed at the Antelope Inn in the Market Square on the night of the Custard Fair, the following day he walked down to the Thameside Christ Church Alms Houses. Retrace his walk with this pictorial guide, designed to help you spot plaques, curios, historical houses and industrial history that the casual eye might otherwise miss. Market Square-East St Helens-St Helens Church-Christs Hospital-St Helens WharfAbingdon is reputedly Englands oldest town and you will walk through its former Iron Age and Roman centre. You will follow in the steps of devout Saints and of Kings, of elegant townsfolk and tough river wharf men and bargees. These streets are now peaceful yet they have seen the terror of marauding Danes, religious riots, bitter Civil War siege and skirmishes; but surely your only risk will be from the modern traffic (please take care)! All that remains of the Queens Hotel which once dominated the Market Square built on the site of the Queens Arms And the even earlier Antelope Inn Cross the square to East St Helens behind the County Hall Could be considered as No 1 Abingdon, but why is there a little sign Georgics V? Follow the pavement to St Helens East which begins level with the Punch Bowl public house. Unusual Plaque (Lombard Street), how many streets must have been widened at this time, when towns lost their medieval character (return to East St Helens)St Helens East Abingdon as Civil War Frontier Town. The vain and tragic King had several connections with Abingdon. He reputedly held a war council in the upper rooms of this public house. Later he saw his wife and children for the last time at nearby Barton Court The Tomkins family, who were maltsters, Baptists and builders and were responsible for several fine houses in Abingdon, notably Stratton House (1722), the Clock House (1728) and Twickenham House (1756). William of Orange on his way to London Stayed her at the house of Thomas Medlycott Recorder of Abingdon 1675-88 M.P. for Abingdon 1688-89. Governor of Christs Hospital Abingdon 1675-1716.St Ethelwolds house in the heart of Medieval Abingdon, in what is now recognized as also having been the centre of a medium-sized Roman town, whose origins date back to the Early Iron Age. St Ethelwold was Abbot of Abingdon Abbey in 955 he restored the abbey after earlier Danish Raids. Rare or even unique (?) in Abingdon a Fire Insurance Shield for the Imperial Company indicating that fireman will be paid for saving this houseRRE was another proud Abingdonian, but in the parallel street West Helens were the notorious Inner Courts allegedly equal to any Glasgow slum. A century ago, this was an industrialized area, with warehouses, tanneries, carpet and clothing factories Acorn? Also to be seen at Caldecott House Lodge. The archway leads to Christs Hospital , St Helens Wharf, the Ock and the former Canal to Bristol, please go through the Arch into St Helens and Christs Hospital. There are three blocks of Almshouses located near St Helen's Church. Long Abbey Almshouses erected 1446 by Fraternity of Holy Cross, Twitty's Almshouses erected 1708 and Brick Alley erected 1720. Take the path forking left, down to the riverNear the church of St. Helen is another hospital, erected in 1707 by Charles TWITTY, for the maintenance of three men and three women; to which John BEDWELL in 1799, and Samuel CRIPPS in 1819, bequeathed L200 each; and in 1826 E. BEASLEY L600. River Front St Helens Wharf 1668 Samuel Pepys visited the Almshouses of St Helens and donated half-a-crown. Abingdon once had a famous town cross which was used by Cromwells troops as target practiceThe waters got to the top of the river front steps in the winter of 2002/3. The opposite bank of the Thames disappeared under a huge lakeChrist's Hospital, on the west side of St. Helen's church, erected in 1446, on the site of the ancient nunnery, by Geoffry Barbone and Sir John de St. Helen, originally belonged to the brethren of the Holy Cross. and dome in the centre. No this is not the former canal just a bridge built to cross the River Ock (Salmon) to get to the canal, which is few dozen meters furtherHeres where the canal met the Thames. The Wilts & Berks Canal allowed trade with Bristol and the Somerset coal fields. It closed in the early 1900s and is now much regretted. Walkers can still follow its trace most of the way to the Kennet.Now look back at Abingdon, for one of the famous postcard views of Abingdon. On a nice day you may care to eat your sandwiches here. The canal has come and gone since Samuel Pepys walk, but he would surely recognize much of what still exists today. 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