Lecture
The Preservation of Abingdon Abbey
Speaker: Godfrey Cole
Tue, 6 Oct 2026
About the lecture:
Godfrey’s talk will complement the visit by some Society members to the Abingdon Abbey Buildings.
He will review the history of the buildings and will reflect on how the funding of the enhancement project progressed over a significantly long period.
Finally, he will offer some comments on the Trust’s ultimate aims for the completed venture.
Godfrey spent his working career as a lawyer, initially as an academic and then as a member of the judiciary.
Some 15 years ago, he spent four years completing Oxford University’s Undergraduate Certificate and then Diploma in Archaeology. He has been a trustee of a number of charitable trusts in London and Oxford and is currently a Trustee and vice Chair of the Friends of the Abingdon Abbey Buildings Trust.
This role brings together his interests in Law, History and Archaeology.