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www.buckinghamuk.info/ the Museum. the Treasures of Buckingham… of Treasures crucifix, which is said to have belonged to her, can be seen in in seen be can her, to belonged have to said is which crucifix, recently or have lived here for years, but here are The Hidden Hidden The are here but years, for here lived have or recently visited Buckingham in 1513, staying in Castle House. An Ivory Ivory An House. Castle in staying 1513, in Buckingham visited perhaps not so well known. You may have moved to the town town the to moved have may You known. well so not perhaps of lacemaking to the area. Catherine, Henry VIII’s first wife, wife, first VIII’s Henry Catherine, area. the to lacemaking of Discover the special places and features of Buckingham that are are that Buckingham of features and places special the Discover supposedly Catherine of Aragon who introduced the craft craft the introduced who Aragon of Catherine supposedly there are several lace artefacts on display there. It was was It there. display on artefacts lace several are there was so great that it was commonly called Bucks Point; and and Point; Bucks called commonly was it that great so was White Hart Hotel on Market Square. Market on Hotel Hart White Point d’Angleterre but local prominence in its manufacture manufacture its in prominence local but d’Angleterre Point …election results used to be announced from the balcony of the the of balcony the from announced be to used results …election The lace produced in Buckingham was originally known as as known originally was Buckingham in produced lace The importance in the wool trade. wool the in importance BBC TV series. TV BBC formerly of the Fleece Inn, a reminder of Buckingham’s past past Buckingham’s of reminder a Inn, Fleece the of formerly world, and also contains some “props” from the acclaimed acclaimed the from “props” some contains also and world, was a wool hall. A short distance further on you pass Fleece Yard, Yard, Fleece pass you on further distance short A hall. wool a was viewable exhibition of Flora Thompson memorabilia in the the in memorabilia Thompson Flora of exhibition viewable …that close to the old Fleece Inn on Market Hill, now a shop, shop, a now Hill, Market on Inn Fleece old the to close …that sixtieth anniversary of her death. It is the only permanent, permanent, only the is It death. her of anniversary sixtieth Council Chamber. Council was formally opened on 25th May 2007 to coincide with the the with coincide to 2007 May 25th on opened formally was today. A copy of the 1554 Royal Charter is located in the the in located is Charter Royal 1554 the of copy A today. called “of national importance” traces her life and works, and and works, and life her traces importance” national “of called current market days and the two annual fairs that we still have have still we that fairs annual two the and days market current The exhibition, which the Museum Development Service Service Development Museum the which exhibition, The another Charter in 1684, from Charles II, who established our our established who II, Charles from 1684, in Charter another of the semi-autobiographical trilogy ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’. Candleford’. to Rise ‘Lark trilogy semi-autobiographical the of weekly market and an annual fair. This was then followed by by followed then was This fair. annual an and market weekly The Museum has an exhibition about Flora Thompson, writer writer Thompson, Flora about exhibition an has Museum The Charter that declared Buckingham a borough and granted a a granted and borough a Buckingham declared that Charter around 2000. around BUCKINGHAM Tudor, who in return, on 17th January 1554, issued a Royal Royal a issued 1554, January 17th on return, in who Tudor, Gaol’s Exercise Yard, where it was relocated for safety safety for relocated was it where Yard, Exercise Gaol’s …when Edward VI died Buckingham gave its support to Mary Mary to support its gave Buckingham died VI Edward …when church door in the old churchyard, can be seen in The Old Old The in seen be can churchyard, old the in door church to study. to Horse Fair and then for many years marked the site of the the of site the marked years many for then and Fair Horse TREASURES OF TREASURES next time you visit. There are several notable grave stones stones grave notable several are There visit. you time next he base of our Market Cross, which anciently stood in the the in stood anciently which Cross, Market our of base he T Elizabeth Buckingham in 1856? Perhaps you can find the grave grave the find can you Perhaps 1856? in Buckingham Elizabeth In Buckingham’s Old Gaol Museum Gaol Old Buckingham’s In THE HIDDEN HIDDEN THE …that the first person buried in Brackley Road Cemetery was was Cemetery Road Brackley in buried person first the …that Hog Lane. Hog junction of Castle Street and Bristle Hill was formerly called called formerly was Hill Bristle and Street Castle of junction of land in front of Bristle Hill. Elm Street which runs from the the from runs which Street Elm Hill. Bristle of front in land of brushes from pig bristles? Pig markets were held in the triangle triangle the in held were markets Pig bristles? pig from brushes …the name Bristle Hill derives from a local industry making making industry local a from derives Hill Bristle name …the Did you know…? you Did BUCKINGHAM – THE HISTORIC CORE 24 The Chantry Chapel – Originally St John’s Hospital, the Chantry 29 Twisted Chimney House – At the bottom of Church Street, this Chapel on Market Hill is the oldest building in Buckingham, dating Elizabethan house so-named for its red brick twisted chimney, is unique in parts to the 12th century. Rebuilt in 1475 incorporating a Norman 19 as it is the bricks themselves that are twisted. doorway, the chapel was dissolved in 1536 by Henry VIII. It was then 24 3 32 30 Manor House – Dating from the 16th century, and originally home to the Royal Latin School for almost 400 years, before they moved built as a prebendal house, the building was held by successive to larger premises. By 1781 it was also a Sunday School, said to be only 9 1 2 prebendaries until the dissolution, when it passed into private hands. the second such school in the country. It was restored in 1857 and again Local legend says that Queen Elizabeth I dined in the building in 1568. 22 in 1879 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The Chantry was bought by public On the side of the house is an infant cherub, possibly a representation subscription and passed to the National Trust in 1912 as one of their of St Rumbold. earliest properties. It is now run as a second-hand book and coffee shop, 7 31 Tanning Industry – The earliest mention of tanneries in open to all. 10 Buckingham comes from the mid-16th century at what is now Bridge 25 Barton’s Chantry & Hospital –Founded by John Barton in 1431, 6 8 Street, although nothing of this early site remains above ground. the almshouses comprised six tenements. The almshouses were rebuilt in However, in the 18th century most of the town’s tan yards were 1701 and again in the late 19th century. based near Prebend End. The industry lasted until the 19th century 23 26 Tanlaw Mill – Originally the Town Mill, it occupies the site of an 27 when the remaining tan yard was closed following the last tanner, ancient mill mentioned in The Domesday Book. Described in 1770 as a 20 William Sowerby’s death. Of these tanneries, several buildings survive fulling mill, by the late 19th century it was used as a corn mill. It was 25 including workers cottages and outhouses, most of which are now purchased and converted by the University of Buckingham in 1981. 31 29 owned by the University of Buckingham. 27 Buckingham Parish Church – The new Parish Church of St Peter 28 30 32 Christ’s Hospital – Built on what is believed to have been the site and St Pauls was built following the disassembly of the previous church 26 of the early 14th century Hospital of St Lawrence, the hospital was first and was consecrated in 1780. It stands on Castle Hill; site of Edward the 11 founded in 1597 by Queen Elizabeth I to house ‘maimed soldiers’. By the Elder’s stronghold against the Danes during the 10th century and later 17th century it had become an almshouse for elderly women and when a Norman castle, hence the name Castle Hill. It is believed that much of it was rebuilt in 1897, the 60th year of Queen Victoria’s reign, with the the fabric of the old church, which you can still see the site of in the old present row of almshouses it housed unmarried women. It was also 28 The Old Churchyard – The original medieval church in Buckingham churchyard, was reused in the construction of the new church. Indeed, the stood in Prebend End, near Hunter Street, until 1776, when the spire fell heavily re-furbished and modernised in 2013, the 62nd year of Queen story goes that Church Street was so named because the old church was down for a second time damaging the structure of the building and it was Elizabeth II’s reign. carried up it to be rebuilt on Castle Hill.