Abingdon does not have as many cycles as Oxford, where students stack cycles three-deep along some college railings; but bicycles are still a popular way of getting around, and would be even more popular if the cycle paths were integrated.

Bike with dogs on East St Helen Street.

Cycles on St Helens Wharf.

Clouds chase across the bonnet… Houses tangle on the wing… Looking down West St Helens Street to St Helens Church

The back gardens of the Long Alley Almshouses.

A view across the River Thames to the same almshouses.

The front view.

In the Abbey Grounds, the queen looks quite serene.

While high up above the Albert Park, her prince has more to contend with (from pigeons and the like).

Albert was unveiled back in 1865. It made the front page splash of the Illustrated London News