This quilted wall hanging was unveiled in Abingdon library today by the mayor Alison Rooke. Many people have sewn and stitched squares that are now all sewn together to give a collage of Abingdon from White Horse hill to Masons.

Down on the bottom row three from the end is a square that says Masons. This work could not have happened without a shop like Masons. It is a habberdasher and craft shop selling: threads, needles, buttons, zips, wool, knitting needles, cloths and material and lace, equipment for embroidery…