The Church of St Peter & St Paul,
Buckingham, occupies the western central space between Nelson Street
and Well Street, albeit hidden behind the latter's shop fronts and
Well St United Church. The present church sits on the site of a
former Saxon castle. It was completed in 1781 following the
destruction of the previous building in Hunter Street, caused by
the collapse of its steeple. A partial rebuild was carried out by
Sir George Gilbert Scott in the nineteenth century.
St Mary's Church, Church End, Haddenham,
sits in the south-east corner of the junction between Aston Road and
Church End at the southern edge of the village. A Saxon church
existed here before Domesday Book in 1086. The present building was
erected in the thirteenth century, with the tower being the last
section to be completed. A twenty-first century renovation and
re-ordering project was completed more recently, bringing standards
fully up-to-date.
Photos on this page kindly contributed by Douglas
Law and Stuart Smith, all via the 'History Files: Churches of the
British Isles' Flickr group. Additional information by Douglas Law.
