Seen on the Oxford Road in Abingdon

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Oxford Road
The Boundary House pub sign is a reminder that this very popular pub was once the house of Cecil Kimber – the Managing Director of MG Cars. Plans for a new sign with no picture – just writing – has been proposed by Greene King and then withdrawn.

Behind the sign – high in the trees – can be seen a prominent rookery.
Oxford Road
 A little further down Oxford Road – at number 40 – trees have just been cleared and are being offered as free firewood. The house suffers from a severe lean and will soon be demolished and replaced with a four bedroom house – not the usual over development that has become commonplace.
Oxford Road
At the new Tesco Extra – where the Ox once stood – I see they have got a cashpoint installed. It was the one thing that got rejected when the original planning application went in to change from pub to shop.

Studio Closing

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Studio Closing
Paul Viney’s studio in West St Helen Street is closing at the end of the month. It has been there since it took over from the barbers that used to be there, called In Trim, about twelve years ago.
Studio Closing
As well as weddings, and studio portraits, Paul is often to be seen at town events taking pictures so must have quite a collection of Abingdon life.

The odd side of Stert Street

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Scaffold Away
The scaffolding came down on Monday revealing the new look to the flats above 13-17 Stert Street.
Scaffold Away
I thought it a crime that one of Abingdon’s best window displays was half hidden behind the scaffold for so long. But now their Easter display can be seen.
Scaffold Away
A few doors up, at number 27 Stert Street, there is another Easter display but you will have to wait two days to buy one of their filled pinatas. It is now a Saturday sweet shop.

Abingdon Community Hospital becomes a victim of its own success

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Community Hospital Parking
Mr Tim Oates, from North Abingdon, brought a neighbour to Abingdon Community Hospital, but could not find a parking place and so parked at the trading estate, nearby. Other people have parked on the grass and possibly in spaces allotted to Marcham Road Health Centre – alongside.
Community Hospital Parking
There is a petition in the waiting room at Marcham Road Health Centre asking for the organisation running the hospital (namely Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust) to find a solution to the parking problems so that people going to the Health Centre can use their alloted parking places.

It is good to see the Community Hospital thriving even if it has become a victim of its own success.