Two more shops opened last week in the town centre …
Remade Guitars – an already established business that sells, repairs and customises guitars – have acquired a shop outside Coxeters. This establishes Abingdon as a centre of excellence for guitars with two shops and a number of good bands.
Abingdon is also fast becoming a centre of excellence of beauty with Funky Nails opening where the Charter Barber used to be.
The Broad Face public house is at the junction of Bridge Street and Thames Street. The building was erected in 1840 but there are records of a public house called the Broad Face as far back as 1734 (Inns and Alehouses of Abingdon 1550 – 1978 by J.Carter and J.Smith).
Many will remember the iconic sign which stood above the pub for years and which has been rediscovered by the current owner. It needs a little restoration but the big question is after that … Should it become the pub sign again?
Autumn Leaves frame the view from the A34 in Abingdon looking towards the Cooling towers of Didcot A Power Station.
Autumn Leaves fallen on a riverside walk across the River Thames from Abingdon.
Autumn Leaves at the bottom of Healey Close – where the MG sports club once stood near the bank of the River Ock.
Autumn Leaves seen from Bergen Avenue, on the twin towns estate, approaching Preston Road.
Beyond Bubbles recently opened in Stert Street selling soaps and bath products – much of it with the label ‘Made in Abingdon.’ It is the shop with the big bath duck in the window .