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Abingdon Bridge over the River Thames, showing the wide span that Leeming designed to ease navigation Leeming was born in 1899 and served in the First World War. From 1924 he worked in various road engineering capacities for Oxfordshire County Council , latterly as deputy county surveyor until he left for Dorset in 1946. [ 1 ]
Abingdon Bridge crosses the River Thames at the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. It carries the A415 road from Abingdon to Dorchester, Oxfordshire, over the reach of the Thames between Culham Lock and Abingdon Lock. The bridge is actually two bridges, linked by Nag's Head Island. Abingdon Bridge is the northern part towards the town ...
Nag's Head Island is an island in the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England at Abingdon. It sits in the middle of the two Abingdon Bridges on the reach above Culham Lock. The part of the island on the upstream side of the bridge is occupied by the Nag's Head public house, which gave the island its name, [1] a nag being a useless horse.
A beer garden in England. In Britain a beer garden is an open space which is attached to a pub. In the countryside they usually provide a surrounding view of the area; in towns and cities a beer garden is an open garden space. [17] Pubs located along canals will usually have a canal-side beer garden. Many pubs compete throughout the year to be ...
The town council meets at the Guildhall on Bridge Street and has its offices in the adjoining Roysse Court. [42] [43] Parts of the Guildhall date back to the 15th century, having been originally part of the Abbey complex. [44] Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council's current composition following the 2023 local elections.
Morland was a brewery in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, [1] and the second oldest brewer in England, [2] until it was bought by Greene King in 2000. Morland's beers include Hen's Tooth, Old Speckled Hen, Tanner's Jack and Morland's Original.
View of Folly Bridge and the island from downstream. Folly Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Thames carrying the Abingdon Road south from the centre of Oxford, England. [2] It was erected in 1825–27, to designs of a little-known architect, Ebenezer Perry (died 1850), who practised in London. [3] The bridge is in two parts separated by ...
Abingdon Health, a British manufacturer of diagnostic tests; Abingdon Motorcycles, a former British motorcycle manufacturer; Abingdon Press, publishing house of the United Methodist Church; Abingdon Road, in Oxford, England; Abingdon School, in Abingdon-on-Thames, England; Earl of Abingdon, a title in the Peerage of England; USS Abingdon, a U.S ...