The Friends of Abingdon Abbey Buildings Trust have a small archive of items relating to Abingdon Abbey and the Abbey Buildings. The archive contains books, prints, photographs, negatives and slides, including a series of sepia photographs of the Abbey Buildings taken in 1896. There are a number of publications including those relating to the early history of the Abbey together with copies of reports on investigations and work on the restoration of the Abbey Buildings.
Here is a selection of material from the archive.
Prints
A 19th century drawing of the 13th century fireplace in the Checker 
The outside of the Checker when used as a brewery
Early Photographs
The Checker exterior in 1896 
The Checker Hall, now the Unicorn Theatre
Plans
Newspaper Cuttings
Leaflets
Recent work on the buildings
Restoration of the wall paintings in the Long Gallery 
Sampling of the timbers for tree ring dating
