Judges Lodgings, Aylesbury
Judges Lodgings, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1US
The Judges Lodgings was built in 1849-50 by E.B. Lamb to provide accommodation for the Assize judges on their visits to Aylesbury. It is a spacious four-storey building connected to the court rooms in the County Hall by an overhead passage. Judges continued to stay there until the abolition of the Assize courts in 1971.
Perhaps the most famous assizes for which the Lodgings was used was the trial of the Great Train Robbers at Special Assizes in 1964 before Mr Justice Edmund Davies.
The building is still in use more recently it is used for wedding ceremony's so it is not often open to the public, but it is home to fascinating paintings, furniture, and artefacts which rich and vivid picture of our county’s history.
Hear about of the past characters of Aylesbury and some of the judges and trials which took place within the building.
( Part of Buckinghamshire Libraries' By Hook or By Book project, funded by The National Lottery.)
Timings
- Saturday 19 September:
- 12:30-13:30, 13:45- 14:45
Location & directions
Judges Lodgings, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1US
- Directions:
- In the centre of Aylesbury, just off Market Square.
- Contact on day:
- Sheena Carman
- Telephone number:
- +447977155997
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Bookings will remain open until 10am on 18th unless all places are taken. There is a stair lift, please email in advance if you require to use this.
- Booking contact name:
- Sheena Carman
- Booking telephone number:
- +447977155997
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/
- Booking opens:
- 15 Aug 2026 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 18 Sep 2026 10:00 AM
Accessibility details
There is a chair lift to ground floor but first floor is not accessible
Additional information
Please meet outside Wagamama, Exchange Street which is at the side of Judges Lodgings at 12:20pm
- Max number of people:
- 25
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
