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Seven Ages of Britain comes to Abingdon

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Sixth Age
Last night on Channel 4 there were some good shots of Abingdon on a program called SEVEN AGES OF BRITAIN .

In the Sixth Age 1350 – 1530 AD: Bettany Hughes ended the program in Abingdon where she spoke about the building of Abingdon Bridge by the Fraternity of the Holy Cross. The Fraternity of the Holy Cross (fraternitatus siue gilde sancte crucis) was abolished by Henvy VIII along with Abingdon Abbey. Most of the power of the Fraternity passed to Christ’s Hospital (a charity) in 1553. And Christ’s Hospital are still going strong with Almshouses in Abingdon. They may be the only remaining charity in Britain that run a park for the public good – that is Albert Park.

The Old Broad Face is back!

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The Old Broad Face is back!
The Broad Face sign that has reigned over the Bridge Street entrance into Abingdon for the last few years has been knocked off its perch by another sign.
The Old Broad Face is back!
These are not the executioners of the old. They are a couple of the helpers preparing the sign for the unveiling.
The Old Broad Face is back!
The veil is pulled away…
The Old Broad Face is back!
The Old Broad Face is back!

Burns Night

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Flower of Scotland
25th January – Burns night – second national day of Scotland – and ex-pat Scots have been  reciting poems by Rabbie Burns, eating haggis with neeps, and playing the bagpipes  in a number of locations in Abingdon.

Isabel organises one such event every year at Millstream Court in Abingdon.

View West along Ock Street c 1875 in Ask 2011

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Masons
The obelisk is near to where the sheep market was held – and now the site of the war memorial. On the right is the Congregational Church erected in 1862 to replace an earlier Congregational Church building. It now houses Ask – a restaurant.

Inside the restaurant is a large reproduction of the ‘View West along Ock Street c 1875′ where you can pose for a 2011 digital photograph.