Landscape record 0638600000 - Aylesbury Vale Park
Summary
Early twentieth century municipal park.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- PUBLIC PARK (First mentioned 1880's, Modern to 21st Century - 1929 AD to 2099 AD)
Description
Present layout is 20th century as a Municipal Park. Marked on the 1st and 2nd edition 6-inch maps as a cricket ground. Present park must post-date 1900 (B1).
Site of Vale Park was purchased by the Borough Council in 1929. Tennis courts and a putting green were immediately laid out, but the landscaping was not completed until 1937. The open-air swimming pool was opened in 1935 (B2).
Original 1930s design by landscape architect Thomas Mawson. Feature in Bucks Herald on Vale Park and current & proposed developments (B3).
Illustrated account of ephemeral patterns created by Chris Parsons in dew on the bowling greens in Vale Park in the early 2000s (B4).
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
- <2>SBC19608 Bibliographic reference: Hugh Hanley & Julian Hunt. 1993. Aylesbury: A Pictorial History. Captions to Plates 120-121..
- <3>SBC22705 Article in serial: Bucks Herald. 2006. Vale of Tranquility.
- <4>SBC24778 Bibliographic reference: Gordon Taylor & Guy Cooper. 2000. Gardens of Obsession: Eccentric and Extravagant Visions. pp154-157.
- <5>SBC29172 Bibliographic reference: Janet Smith. 2005. Liquid Assets: The Lidos and Open-Air Swimming Pools of Britain.
- <6>SBC29174 Unpublished document: Julia Wise. 2006. Correspondence with Julia Wise (Buckinghamshire SMR Officer).
- <7>SBC28506 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2015. Information from 2010 Historic England aerial photograph.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <9>SBC29176 Digital archive: Oliver Merrington. 2005. 'UK Lidos' website.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 82475 13842 (339m by 214m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 17 2026 6:10PM
