Abingdon and surrounding areas facts and history.

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The junction of Bath Street and Bury Street in 1967.
06/05/2026

The junction of Bath Street and Bury Street in 1967.

1955 MGA | MBL867 (HDE13-10105) - "MaBel" 1955 Nancy Mitchell/Pat
06/05/2026

1955 MGA | MBL867 (HDE13-10105) - "MaBel" 1955 Nancy Mitchell/Pat

Boy Bathers from Abingdon Boys of the Abingdon Church Schools at Tiger Island in Sept 1911Photo, Warland Andrew, Abingdo...
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Boy Bathers from Abingdon Boys of the Abingdon Church Schools at Tiger Island in Sept 1911

Photo, Warland Andrew, Abingdon).

MG M types at the MCC Lands End Trial, Launceston, Cornwall, 1930
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MG M types at the MCC Lands End Trial, Launceston, Cornwall, 1930

The Train Station entrance in Stert Street, c1960.
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The Train Station entrance in Stert Street, c1960.

The Anglo-Saxon Abingdon Sword dates back to around AD 875 and is one of the most important examples of late Anglo-Saxon...
05/05/2026

The Anglo-Saxon Abingdon Sword dates back to around AD 875 and is one of the most important examples of late Anglo-Saxon silversmith art.

The sword was found in 1874 at Bog’s Mill near the town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Featuring animal motifs and Evangelist symbols, it is decorated with silver mounts inlaid with niello in the Trewhiddle style, a distinctive and complex style found in Anglo-Saxon art. The guard panels are decorated with plants and foliage, a human figure, a bird, a tail-biting biped, a winged animal, and two body-biting animals.

The lower portion of the blade is missing, but x-rays have shown that the blade was produced through a process known as pattern welding, in which strips of iron were twisted together into a pattern that gave the blade added strength.

Come and see the Abingdon Sword - as well as the famous Alfred Jewel and much more - on display in our England Gallery on the second floor.

📷️ Sword fragment and hilt (The Abingdon Sword), Late Anglo-Saxon Period (Britain), 850–1066 CE). 31.5cm length. AN1890.14

From the Ashmolean Museum FB Page

A beautiful 1936 MG NB Magnette. A cool little tourer. From Amazing Classic Cars.
05/05/2026

A beautiful 1936 MG NB Magnette. A cool little tourer.

From Amazing Classic Cars.

MGB bodies leaving Pressed Steel Fisher at Cowley destined for the MG Assembly plant at Abingdon. These bodies had trave...
05/05/2026

MGB bodies leaving Pressed Steel Fisher at Cowley destined for the MG Assembly plant at Abingdon.

These bodies had travelled from the PSF plant at Swindon to be sprayed at Cowley.
MGB bodies leaving Pressed Steel Fisher at Cowley, destined for the MG Assembly plant at Abingdon.

MG's in the Market Place in 2018.
04/05/2026

MG's in the Market Place in 2018.

Looking towards the Wharf in 1904.
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Looking towards the Wharf in 1904.

The Black Bull, 11 Bury Street c1950
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The Black Bull, 11 Bury Street c1950

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