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London Road, AYLESBURY, HP22 5HL

One of two lodges at the entrance to Aston Clinton House, country residence of Sir Anthony de Rothschild. West Lodge was home to his landscape gardener John Taylor and later Head Gardener William Warren. The estate was sold in 1923 and the lodges disposed of in 1933. The West Lodge has been a hotel since the mid 1980s

The Lancaster flanked by a Hurricane and Spitfire of Britain's "Memorial Flight" fly past Aston Clinton's St Michael and All Angels' church which was hosting a flower festival on the theme of the First World War. The Flight was visiting various such commemorative events that day I believe.

The Old School in the grounds of the current Aston Clinton School in Twitchell Lane. The clock dates from 1887 when it was erected to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The building is Grade II Listed and the Historic England website describes it thus:- "Former Infants' School, 1859 by Gotto of Tring. Gothic style; purple brick with stone dressings, gable copings and kneelers. Tiled roof with fishscale bands. Central louvre with steep hipped tiled roof and terracotta finials. Square clock turret over south wing with battered tiled base, clock stage with belfry over, elaborate brackets supporting shingled spirelet with metal finial. 1-storey. South elevation has projecting wing to RH with large traceried window. Porch in angle, with pointed arched door, gable at LH end over 2-light traceried window. West gable has 3-light traceried window. North elevation has four 2-light traceried windows with gables over, pointed arched door at LH end. Built as a present for Constance, Sir Antony de Rothschilds eldest daughter, on her 16th birthday at her request."

Taken from the church tower looking northwest across Aston Clinton. The building with the little spiky turret is the old school (see Image) on the crossroads. (Supplemental photo taken across the gridline)

London Road, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, HP22 5BP near to both the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal and Aylesbury Arm of the same canal.

Taken from atop nearby St.Michael & All Angel's tower in Aston Clinton, a quintessential English summer view as the local cricket team plays on a tree fringed field.

A view of just a few of the ten bells in the tower of St. Michael & All Angels in Aston Clinton. Originally they had just six bells dating from the early 1800s, but the villagers raised enough money to buy another two in the seventies and two more a few years ago. They have all been rehung and attached to new wheels.