A THREE-YEAR project to recreate Abingdon’s lost abbey has brought the historic building to life.

The Lost Abbey Project tells the story of the town site with a timeline and a series of 3D reconstructions to show how the site has changed over the years.

Funding for the project came from the Heritage Lottery Fund and contributions from others including Vale of White Horse District Council.

The results are available in a booklet called The Lost Abbey of Abingdon written by Tim Allen of Oxford Archaeology. It is on sale in town bookstores and in the information centre at Old Abbey House.

The work is also on information boards on a walking trail through the medieval abbey site.

Matthew Barber, leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, said: “The Lost Abbey Project has done a fantastic job of bringing the old abbey alive for people of all ages to enjoy.

“Hopefully this work will provide a great insight into Abingdon’s magnificent history for years to come.”

The timeline will be hung in the Checker on Abbey Close in Abingdon this month.

It is dedicated to the former caretaker of the abbey buildings, Peter Berrell, who passed away in 2006, for his enthusiasm and dedicated long service.

For details, visit the website whitehorsedc.gov.uk/lostabbey