One difference in the County Hall Museum since re-opening is that the roof is open more often, and gets far more visitors. You can even order afternoon tea from Basement Buns (Tuesday – Saturday 11-3.)
The views are the same as before – mostly.
There is scaffolding round the Crown and Thistle, and the roof is off their barn.
Stroll-In is being worked on.
The Old Gaol never did fit into the Abingdon skyline. Now even less so.
Come to think of it. The County Hall hasn’t got a gabled roof either.
Nevermind… Tea has arrived. (Thanks to Throwing Buns for the final picture.)
Did not know about the roof and the availability to have afternoon tea!, >Note to self, try it before summer dissapears!
I’d have thought Health & Safety would come into play re carrying boiling hot tea up all em stairs ……. Cake looks good nomnomnom!
Crikey, it is a long way to the Basement Throwing Buns to the roof. I hope they don’t serve buns, I think the urge to throw one off would be too much for me ;-).
We had a guy over from our India office visiting and I took him up to the roof to show him. It is spot on up there, but sadly my vertigo kicked in and while he took photos and enjoyed the view I had to sit inside like a big girl’s blouse 🙁
colin,
Don’t forget, there’s a lift now that goes (usefully) all the way from the basement….up to ground level (and even two feet above ground level)…so it’s not so bad!
I forgot about the ‘lift’ I thought that was for ‘disabled access only’ so no problem with stairs myself.
Just following on from Houdini, and H&S. The redtape we have with regards to H&S, we have one staff kitchen in a basement at my place of work….
The lift is for anyone who needs it, but only goes between street level to basement – disability access for using the education room below. Unfortunately it was turned down by English Heritage to go higher. At least you can also get down to the lovely cafe below stairs.
Tea on the roof? Whatever next! They’ll be allowing the staff to take tea in the office next ……. oh you’ve allowed that again eh? Obviously realised just how tiring those stairs can can be after all eh? Ah how times change……. or simply remembered to listen to wise owls
Houdini – don’t forget…it ALSO goes up the extra 2 feet to the “above ground” level – I think…
I believe a ‘proper lift’ was vetoed by only one vote – some enlightened chap from English Heritage – who had never been to Abingdon, he cast the deciding “No” vote.
Democracy in action….
Ah yes completely forgot about that extra 2 feet above ground daniel !! Gracious, that oversight must have slipped past that English Heritage chap, which is true he solely declared no to an ‘up’ and coming lift without even visiting the site.
So…a ‘No’ for a proper lift – by someone who doesn’t live here yet can make a decision that massivly affects us that do… A ‘No’ to rejecting the Drayton Rd development – ditto… Two new Tesco Metros – ditto ditto. The farce over the Old Gaol – ditto ditto ditto. Is this a wonderful trend?
Remind me…why do we elect people to represent our views…?
Sometimes it’s a wonder people take an interest, let alone have an opinion…why set yourself up for the fall?
Still…i’m looking forward to the airport!
Couldn’t have said it better myself daniel 😉
Daniel,
You must be a mind reader!!