Cards by subject
The most popular scenes of Abingdon are those of the river, bridge and marketplace. Albert Park, High Street, East St. Helen Street, the Church and Almshouses are also popular subjects. Notable by their absence in my collection (so far) are West St. Helen Street, Bury Street and the Vineyard. The number of the cards showing other locations appear to be privately produced cards taken for the owners of houses featured.
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Cards with multiple or no views.
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The Bridge
Views focused on Abingdon bridge, The Boat House, Steven's Tea Rooms, the Nag's Head, and Nag's Head Island.
- 19010717-AbingdonWrench186
- 19030720-TheBridge
- 19041011-Abingdon (duplicate)
- 19050501-AbingdonSteamFireEngine
- 19050714-Abingdon (duplicate)
- 19050717-AbingdonLookingEast
- 19051212-NagsHead
- 19060111-AboveTheBridge
- 19060116-AbingdonOnThames
- 19060518-Abingdon
- 19070905-TheBoatHouse
- 19090326-BoathouseBridge
- 19090520-AbingdonAboveTheBridge (duplicate)
- 19100121-TheThamesAtAbingdon
- 19100809-StevensTeaGardens
- 19100810-LandingStage
- 19120713-TheBridge
- 19121215-AbingdonAboveTheBridge (duplicate)
- AbingdonBridge2021
- BridgeTeaGdns
- NagsHeadGroup
- Valentines-25176-TheBridge
- Valentines-36311-TheBridge
- Valentines-60084-RiverThames
- Wrench3816
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Abingdon Lock
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River Thames
Views of the river, St. Helen's Wharf, Abingdon Lock, and Hales Meadow. The view of St. Helen's Church taken from Abingdon bridge is one of the most common themes.
- 19020321-Abingdon
- 19020611-AbingdonRiver (duplicate)
- 19021001-AbingdonWrench465
- 19021021-AbingdonWrench465 (duplicate)
- 19030603-StHelens
- 19030711-AbingdonStHelens
- 19040714-TheRookery
- 19040818-AbingdonStHelens (duplicate)
- 19040910-StHelensAbingdon (duplicate)
- 19040916-Abingdon
- 19040926-Abingdon
- 19041219-AbingdonWest
- 19050324-StHelensfromTheBridge
- 19050627-AbingdonGeneralView
- 19050801-AbingdonStHelensFromtheBridge
- 19050829-AbingonOnThames
- 19050929-AbingdonWest (duplicate)
- 19070815-AbingdonOnThames
- 19071020-AbingdonFromBelow
- 19071224-AbingdonSouthWest
- 19080425-StHelensChurchfromBridge
- AbingdonAndRiverGem
- AbingdonfromBridge
- FrithHook-StHelens (duplicate)
- Valentines-36302-AbingdonFromTheBridge
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Marketplace
Views of the market place, County Hall, St. Nicholas Church and the Abbey Gateway. Civic and Monastic architecture dominates this section.
- 19021006-AbingdonWrench466
- 19030406-MarketPlace
- 19030508-MarketPlace
- 19040926-TheTownHall
- 19050323-InternationalStores
- 19050722-AbingdonTownHall
- 19050816-MarketPlace
- 19051221-TheTownHall (duplicate)
- 19060408-GFPalmer
- 19060709-Townhall
- 19070219-TownHall
- 19080122-TownHall
- 19080207-MarketPlace
- 19090929-MarketPlace
- 19111104-MarketPlace (duplicate)
- AbingdonTownHall
- TownHallandMarketPlace
- Valentines-36312-MarketPlace (duplicate)
- Valentines-36312-MarketPlace-Undivided (duplicate)
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Radley College
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Abbey Gateway
- 19031108-StNicholasAndGateway
- 19031223-TheAbbeyGateway
- 19040611-AbbeyGateAbingdon
- 19040823-StNicholasAndGateway (duplicate)
- 19040921-StNicholas
- 19050217-AbbeyGate
- 19090102-AbingdonGateway
- 19100331-AbbeyGate
- 19101219-TheAbbeyGateway
- OldAbbey
- TheGateWayBehind
- Valentines-25169-StNicholasChurch
- Valentines-25169-StNicholasChurchCrop (duplicate)
- Valentines-25173-MarketHall
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Albert Park and Abingdon School
Views of Albert Park, Abingdon School, and Park Road.
- 19031120-ParkRoad
- 19040616-ParkRoad
- 19040623-StMichaelsChurch
- 19040923-ParkRoad
- 19041019-ParkAvenue
- 19070827-ParkRoad
- 19080425-ParkRoad
- 19080426-TheSnowPlough
- 19081119-AlbertPark
- 19090804-AlbertPark
- 19100610-ParkRoad
- ParkRoadFrame
- Valentines-36309-GrammarSchool
- Valentines-36319
- Valentines-36321-StMichaels (duplicate)
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St. Helen's Church and the Almshouses
Views of St. Helen's Church and the Almshouses.
- 19040126-AbingdonChurch
- 19040313-ChristsHospital
- 19061003-Almshouses
- 19081128-StHelensInterior
- 19100301-StHelens (duplicate)
- 19100609-StHelensInterior (duplicate)
- 19110617-AlmsHouses
- AOSStHelens
- Burrow-StHelens-Church
- Valentines-25171-ChristsHospital
- Valentines-60083-AbingdonChurch
- WarlandAndrew-AlmsHouses
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Other Streets
The "modern" streets of Abingdon - this context mostly Victorian housing developments along Ock Street and Radley Road. Many of the cards in this section would appear to be private commissions.
- 19041221-SpringTerrace
- 19050211-AbingdonCaldecot
- 19070707-StHelensSchool
- 19080801-WesleyanChurch
- 19090108-RadleyRoad
- 19090610-ConduitRoad
- 19121014-SpringRoad
- Valentines-36315-ConduitRoad
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Town Centre Streets
The medieval streets of Abingdon - East St. Helen, High Street, Ock Street. These postcards focus on the more picturesque streets.
- 19041222-OckStreet
- 19050906-OckStreet
- 19050912-EastStHelen
- 19060521-HighStreet
- 19060922-HighStreet
- 19070601-HighStreet
- 19070601-HighStreetAbingdon
- 19070602-EastStHelen
- 19070719-HighStreet
- 19080425-TheBlizzardHighStreet
- 19080426-TheSquare
- 19080715-EastStHelens
- 19100903-BridgeStreet
- 19120208-MobbsandSon
- 19121008-TheFair
- 19180909-BroadStreet
- 19290505-StertStreet
- EastStHelen-undated
- EastStHelenStreet-507
- EastStHelensStHelens
- FS-TheSquareandHighStreet
- HeraldicOckStreet
- TheBlizzardBroadStreet
- ThePloughPump
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Other local interest
Cards that are almost certainly local to Abingdon but lack a precise location.
- 19050714-SchoolYard
- 19061106-87LowerRadley
- 19070330-AbingdonTown
- 19070524-Cottage
- 19070619-TheCauseway
- 19080610-WinterWedding
- 19080827-Coseners
- 19091031-CouncilChamber
- AbingdonYMCAHarriers1913
- CrownAndThistle
- WHHooke-Comp
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The Abbey Buildings