Abingdon Area Archaeology and History Society
Ock Street
The long and intriguing Ock Street with its varying widths runs westwards from the Square, finally turning South over Ock Bridge. It contains a number of buildings of architectural note, which housed a number of important people and businesses. Links to documents providing more information are given below.
Abingdon Listed Buildings from Ock Street and The Square
Abingdon Baptist Church by Michael G Hambleton
The Lamb Inn by Manfred Brod
Memories of Ock Street by Jeanette Colgan
Abingdon Monumental Works by Sue Peyman-Stroud
A Short History of Morland Brewers
Carswell Fountain by Jackie Hudson
Joseph Argyll by Sandra Lewis
Charlotte Cox: A Crimean War Nurse from Ock Street (By Anne Smithson with an illustration by Marjorie Stephen)
Where the artist William Watkin Waite lived in Ock Street by Jessica Brod
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
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WSH Bayliss Grocers Float 1897 #264
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War Memorial Unveiling #115
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HG Rogers & Co Bicycle Shop #202
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Abingdon Fire Brigade with new pump 1933 #237
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Coxeters horse drawn furniture van pre 1930 #286
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East Saint Helen’s Church pre 1912 #167
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Morlands car fleet & yard #223
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Ock St flooded with carriages 1894 #274
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