Judges Lodgings, Aylesbury

A rare chance to look around this historic building which played a big part in Aylesbury's past.
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 Judges Lodgings is still in use as a council office and also 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.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:

10:00-10:45, 11:15-12:00

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

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Please meet at outside Wagamama, on Exchange Street at the side of the Judges Lodgings building. There is a chair lift for the stairs up into the building. Please advise in advance if needed.

Booking contact name:

Sheena Carman

Booking telephone number:

+447977155997

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking opens:

13 Aug 2025 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

12 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

There is a chair lift to ground floor but first floor is not accessible

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

16

Est. tour duration:

0 hour(s) 45 minute(s)

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