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The Old Town remains a showcase for Chiltern vernacular buildings and Georgian elegance as houses, inns and shops were gentrified during the town's heyday as a coaching stop on the road from London to Oxford. Photographs by John Harrison in autumn 2007.

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Beaconsfield Old Town
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Description The busy roundabout at the junction of the A40 and A355. The building on the left was originally a lodge to Wilton Park. The Du Pre family owned Wilton Park from the 1770s until it was taken over by the War Office in the 1940s for use as a prisoner of war camp. The main London Road used to pass through Wilton Park until the Du Pres had it diverted along what is in 2007 the A40. The old road still leads into the park, not to the mansion, sadly demolished in the 1960s, but to the Ministry of Defence's language school. In quieter times the junction had a triangular green with splendid white painted seats where residents could watch the world go by whilst the only signs were wooden finger-posts.
 
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Description This 18th century building was the farmhouse to Wilton Park. The farm's outbuildings have been converted to residential use.
 
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Description This modern development of houses and flats at Crossways shows how new buildings can harmonise with the old. It takes its name from the 1920s house which used to stand here near the A40/A355 junction.
 
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Description There's no excuse to be late whether you are entering or leaving Beaconsfield thanks to this double-sided clock which has become something of a landmark on this pretty early 19th century shop. The clock itself is a recent addition.
 
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