There have been traffic signals on Abingdon Bridge for a couple of weeks as one of the arches needs repairing.

Looking down stream there are rounded arches.

On the other side are some older looking arches.

From Elizabeth Drury & Judith Thomas’s book More of Abingdon Past & Present, I see the bridge was built in 1416, first widened in 1820, and a major reconstruction took place in 1929 when the navigation arch was made wider.

On the bridge over the River Thames in Abingdon, during morning rush hour, there was a green bus with a message of peace and goodwill from Muhammad,

‘O mankind spread peace and feed people’ .

A little way behind was a Baskervilles van (fruit and veg from Radley Road, Abingdon), and an Autoglass van.

On Bridge Street the barber has a new sign and the new name of ‘Istanbul Barber’. While one customer is having a white shave, another customer is having a hot towel. Both appear to be in different parts of Aladdin’s cave and between them is the Bosphorus Bridge at night. Looks a good Movie!

Over the road the Broad Face pub has been closed for a couple of months, and somebody has started to use the blackboard as a poetry forum. The first poem is about a man buying a pig at Abingdon Market and has an amusing ending. I look forward to reading more.