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Home > Aylesbury
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Founded in Saxon
times and the county town since the reign of Henry VIII, Aylesbury
today has little to show of its ancient past. The most picturesque
part of the town is in the mostly Georgian area around the church,
which includes the splendidly refurbished County Museum and
Art Gallery, and the new Roald Dahl Children's Gallery. |
| The main shopping
centres are in Friars Square, Hale Leys and the High Street.
Dominating the centre of the town is the 12-storey tower of
the County Council offices, built in the 1960s and admired by
some for its imaginative use of concrete. |
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The town centre
is the Market Square, with its County Hall of 1740 and, hidden
behind shops, the magnificent frontage of the King's Head Hotel.
Dating from about 1450, its windows include stained-glass commemorating
the marriage of Henry VI to Margaret of Anjou in 1445, who are
said to have stayed there on their honeymoon. |
The Market Square also contains statues of Benjamin
Disraeli and John Hampden. Near to the church is Prebendal House,
once the home of the radical John Wilkes, MP for Aylesbury from
1757-1760. |
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