Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is a large ancient market town with several historic pubs, is home to the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery and, the 1,200 seat Waterside Theatre.
Aylesbury’s street scenes in 1956
The town is recognized as the spiritual cradle of the Paralympic Games. It is situated in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milton Keynes.
Aylesbury was awarded Garden Town status by the Government on 2 January 2017. The town’s housing is set to grow by over 16,000 homes by 2033 in Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan.
Here below is a set of fascinating photos from Ron Adams that shows street scenes of Aylesbury in 1956.
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street, Aylesbury
Buckingham Street. Agro Electrical, Aylesbury
Cambridge Street. Bowdens Bakers on the right (now Adlans shoe-repairer), Aylesbury
Cambridge Street. Showing good old Narbeth’s, Aylesbury
Castle Street, Aylesbury
Castle Street, Aylesbury
Great Western Street taken from the station forecourt, Aylesbury
Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Great Western Street. Railway Hotel, Aylesbury
Great Western Street. Station Garage, Aylesbury
Great Western Street. the Railway Hotel, the shop on the left is Hayward’s, Bridgewater’s were the main civil engineering company in Aylesbury
Hale Leys Passage, Aylesbury
Hale Leys Passage, Aylesbury
Hale Leys Passage, Aylesbury
Hale Leys Passage. Old Post Office on the right, Aylesbury
Market Square, Aylesbury
Market Street, Aylesbury
Nelson Terrace, Aylesbury
Nelson Terrace, Aylesbury
Off Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Off Great Western Street, Aylesbury
Parsons Fee, Aylesbury
Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury
Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury
Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury
Rickfords Hill. Saracen’s Head, Aylesbury
Royal Bucks roundabout, Aylesbury
Temple Square, Aylesbury
Temple Square, Aylesbury
Temple Square. Leading to Church Street, Aylesbury
Temple Street. Building facing is M.T.Cocks (family grocers), Aylesbury
White Hill, Aylesbury
White Hill, Aylesbury
White Hill. Oxford Road, Aylesbury