Aylesbury Then & Now

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Aylesbury Then & Now looks back at long forgotten views of the town & takes a look at what is there today. Most will have changed beyond all recognition while a few areas remain much the same. The town has had distinct periods in which there were great changes. The 1860s saw Market Square lose its central buildings & have Great Western Street & Exchange Street appear on the map for the first time. The 1920s & 30s saw lots of houses being built & the 1960s witnessed unprecedented change with the County Offices & Friars Square Shopping Centre being built together with the ring road dual carriageway which obliterated historic areas of the town. As we move into the twenty-first century Aylesbury is undergoing further changes with the building of the new Waterside Theatre. This is the start of a regeneration of the canal basin area. One thing is certain the town continues to change with every new generation that comes along. These photographs tell that story in vivid detail.