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
‘Arrentine’ Ware: How to manage (and not manage) a luxury product in the Roman world.
21st January 2027: Join us as we hear from Philip Kenrick about the luxurious ‘Arrentine’ Ware.
Caring for the Wonder Horse: Five Decades on White Horse Hill.
18th February 2027: Join us as we hear from David Miles about looking after the famous White Horse.
The Illustrated History of Garford.
18th March 2027: Join us as we hear from Mike Greig about the history of Garford.
The Palaeolithic Excavations at Lodge Hill, Abingdon.
15th April 2027: Join us as we hear from Tom Bruce of Oxford Archaeology about the Lodge Hill excavations.
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
The Wandering Mind: From Oxford to the Frontiers of Knowledge in the Middle Ages
On 20 November 2025, the Society welcomed Dr Teresa Witcombe of the University of Oxford for a thought-provoking talk that took us far beyond our...
Abingdon’s Hidden Architecture
On 18 September 2025, members were treated to a richly local and eye-opening talk by architectural historian David Clark, exploring the hidden...
Recent Excavations at the Deserted Medieval Manor of Besselsleigh
On 21 November 2024, we welcomed Dr. Jane Harrison for a fascinating talk: A Place Apart - Recent Excavations at the Deserted Medieval Manor and...