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.
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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.
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
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Buckingham Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Buckingham Street. Agro Electrical, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Cambridge Street. Bowdens Bakers on the right (now Adlans shoe-repairer), Aylesbury |
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Cambridge Street. Showing good old Narbeth’s, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Castle Street, Aylesbury |
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Castle Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Great Western Street taken from the station forecourt, Aylesbury |
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Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
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Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
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Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Great Western Street. Railway Hotel, Aylesbury |
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Great Western Street. Station Garage, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Great Western Street. the Railway Hotel, the shop on the left is Hayward’s, Bridgewater’s were the main civil engineering company in Aylesbury |
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Hale Leys Passage, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Hale Leys Passage, Aylesbury |
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Hale Leys Passage, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Hale Leys Passage. Old Post Office on the right, Aylesbury |
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Market Square, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Market Street, Aylesbury |
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Nelson Terrace, Aylesbury |
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Nelson Terrace, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Off Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
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Off Great Western Street, Aylesbury |
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Parsons Fee, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury |
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Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury |
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Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury |
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Rickfords Hill. Saracen's Head, Aylesbury |
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Royal Bucks roundabout, Aylesbury |
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Temple Square, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Temple Square, Aylesbury |
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Temple Square. Leading to Church Street, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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Temple Street. Building facing is M.T.Cocks (family grocers), Aylesbury |
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White Hill, Aylesbury |
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White Hill, Aylesbury |
Street Scenes of Aylesbury, England in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Photos
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White Hill. Oxford Road, Aylesbury |