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Castle Close, AYLESBURY, HP20 2RG

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35805

An old street near the church in the centre of Aylesbury.

There are many listed buildings on this street. On the left a 15C house refronted in the early 19C with fancy bargeboards, Grade II. Next is a 15C to 16C house with an 18C front and 19C dormers, listed Grade II star, then a 16C house refronted in the 18C but still showing the timber framing, Grade II.

Thomas Hickmans Charity acquired 8 - 10 Church street and converted it to eleven apartments and 8 bungalows to the rear in 1990. The objectives of this charity are (1) THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR ELDERLY AYLESBURY RESIDENTS AND (2) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY AYLESBURY RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Grade II and II* listed buildings on Church Street that make up the Buckinghamshire County Museum http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/county-museum/

Grade II* listed, early 18th century façade to a remodelled Tudor building, it was the brotherhood house of the Fraternity of the Virgin Mary. In the mid-18th century it was converted to a private house and given a new classical front, by the Aylesbury lawyer Hugh Barker Bell. The centre bay projects slightly to accentuate the main entrance, which is protected by a porch in a loose Palladian style of two un-fluted Corinthian columns supporting a pediment. Now part of the Buckinghamshire County Museum http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/county-museum/

Exhibit in the Buckinghamshire County Museumhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4359654 in Aylesbury

The Museum is in Church Street and parts of the buildings date back to the 15th century. The site also contains the Roald Dahl Children's gallery. The Museum's website with opening times is here http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/content/index.jsp?contentid=-1147615288

There has probably been some form of ecclesiastical building on this site since about the 7th century, although the current building, much altered and added to, dates from, in the earliest, the 13th century. The spire and clock turret are very distinctive. The Church's website is here http://www.stmarysaylesbury.org.uk/ The church is very difficult to photograph, particularly during the summer, because it is surrounded on all sides by trees. This is the view looking up Church Street.