Architecture

Architecture of Aylesbury

The architecture of Aylesbury, the county town of Buckinghamshire, reflects that which can be found in many small towns in England, with provincial designers adapting metropolitan fashions to more modest budgets. This recreation and interpretation of a certain style were not confined to private houses, but to civic architecture too: an illustrious architect added to civic pride; and when an architect was too expensive for the civic coffers, for a fraction of the price he would judge a competition between local architects, for the privilege of designing a town hall or church. This is exactly what happened in Aylesbury. John Vanbrugh judged two sets of plans for the County Hall (now Aylesbury Crown Court).

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• ▸Babworth House
• ▸Hero shrew
• ▸Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (St. John's)

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