{"id":35731,"date":"2026-08-05T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=35731"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:00:05","slug":"abbey-buildings-restoration-site-secured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=35731","title":{"rendered":"Abbey Buildings Restoration: Site Secured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026080401.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nA couple of weeks ago Gaby sent me this photo with the message: &#8216;Abbey Buildings slype now closed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A slype is a narrow, covered passage, particularly one found in a cathedral or medieval monastery. This one links Checker Walk and Thames Street.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026080402.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nHoardings now surround parts of the Abbey Buildings as restoration work gets underway.<\/p>\n<p>On 22 July, contractor Savvy Group announced the start of conservation and sustainability work on the Grade I listed Abbey Buildings, saying: &#8216;<em>Opportunities to work on a site of such historical significance are rare, and it is a genuine privilege to play a role in preserving an important part of England&#8217;s heritage.&#8217;<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026080403.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nSupported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project will conserve the historic buildings, improve accessibility and help secure their future as a community asset.<\/p>\n<p>The Abbey Buildings Trust has appointed a Visual Arts Lead to work with local communities, schools and volunteers to create artwork inspired by the Abbey Buildings, including a large public artwork to be displayed on the site hoardings during the restoration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago Gaby sent me this photo with the message: &#8216;Abbey Buildings slype now closed.&#8217; A slype is a narrow, covered passage, particularly one found in a cathedral or medieval monastery. This one links Checker Walk and Thames Street. Hoardings now surround parts of the Abbey Buildings as restoration work gets underway. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abbey-buildings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}