Old Fashioned Hospitality

Leave a reply

Old Fashioned Hospitality
Being some miles from Abingdon, I wondered what to blog about today. There was an old travel guide in an old bookshop that recommended places around the country. Called Signpost by W.B. McMinnies – published in 1964, the guide has an entry for the Crown and Thistle that begins “Salmon coloured walls and blue woodwork attract attention as you enter Abingdon from Dorchester and if you drive in to the cobbled courtyard you will not be disappointed. For this old coaching inn has just that indefinable air of quality, hospitality and comfort that is so much sought after and so seldom found to-day…
Old Fashioned Hospitality
The old postcard was found separately.

Reflections

6 Replies

Early on Sunday Morning the water of the River Thames was still and there were clear reflections
Reflections
The Old Gaol that operated as a prison from 1844 to 1868 has spent most of its existence being used for other purposes. It is now housing.
Reflections
A view of boats an both banks of the River Thames from Abingdon Bridge looking towards St Helen’s Church.
Reflections
St Helen’s Church with the grounds of the Malthouse in the foreground.
Reflections
A Salter Steamer moored overnight at the Abingdon Bridge Marine.
Reflections
The Magic Dragon moored nearby.

Autumn term

Leave a reply

A well stocked pencil case
Autumn term begins on 3rd September for a lot of Oxfordshire’s schools. Prices in Abingdon have useful stationary.
A well stocked pencil case
Parents can consult with each other and internet sites, like mums.net, about how to prepare for the first week at school. Mumsnet.com have a lot of tips about starting school.

Pillar Box Red

3 Replies

Pillar Box Red
Each 1st day of the month is the “Theme Day” of the City Daily Photo Community, and September’s Theme is Red.

The cylindrical design of the British pillar box first appeared in 1879, and has changed very little since. Pillar boxes (or post boxes) are almost all red. Just a few were painted gold after the Olympics held in London in 2012 to celebrate local Olympic gold medallists.
Pillar Box Red
This post box is on Abingdon Market Place.

See other red pictures at the September 2019 Gallery – Red.