Abingdon, England - 29 April 2021; No people in shot. Saint Helen's Wharf in Springtime. The Wharf is a noted beauty spot on the River Thames, just up
Abingdon, England - 29 April 2021; No people in shot. Saint Helen's Wharf in Springtime. The Wharf is a noted beauty spot on the River Thames, just upstream of the medieval bridge at Abingdon-on-Thames . It was for centuries an important transport and shipping link up the Thames and between canals from Oxford and the Midlands. Fine merchant houses rub shoulders with alms houses and the grounds of the noted Saxon-era Saint Helens Church, founded in 995 CE. Needless to say, this ancient church gives the later wharf its name. Here, because of the late Spring and unseasonably cold weather, the fine avenue of trees which dominates the wharf is still bare. In a few weeks, all will be green and verdant. But for now, the trees cast fierce shadows on the houses.
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