This morning after grabbing a ham and cheese croissant from the patisserie I wandered around to the Church to see if I could take a look inside. In the graveyard I noticed a stone for James Hedges and then it dawned on me as to why I had come to Abingdon! It was the birthplace of one Stephen Hedges and it was between here and Oxford where he had been involved in a spot of lead stealing - the crime which led (pardon the pun) to his transportation to Australia.
You can read the full story here. 
Sunday service had just finished so I wandered in to check it out and it was quite an
interesting church - a friendly fellow showed me around and explained some of its more interesting points. There were paintings from the 1300s which are some of the oldest examples in England still surviving in their original position. As well the church because of its proximity to the river was expanded in a square fashion rather than your traditional long remodelling.
This morning after grabbing a ham and cheese croissant from the patisserie I wandered around to the Church to see if I could take a look inside. In the graveyard I noticed a stone for James Hedges and then it dawned on me as to why I had come to Abingdon! It was the birthplace of one Stephen Hedges and it was between here and Oxford where he had been involved in a spot of lead stealing - the crime which led (pardon the pun) to his transportation to Australia. You can read the full story here. 
Sunday service had just finished so I wandered in to check it out and it was quite an interesting church - a friendly fellow showed me around and explained some of its more interesting points. There were paintings from the 1300s which are some of the oldest examples in England still surviving in their original position. As well the church because of its proximity to the river was expanded in a square fashion rather than your traditional long remodelling.
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