tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post2338779173200051332..comments2024-03-18T05:23:18.285+00:00Comments on Postcards Then and Now: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, The High Street c1920Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-46314994415066072482013-03-18T23:29:37.525+00:002013-03-18T23:29:37.525+00:00Just up the street past the Garage on the left are...Just up the street past the Garage on the left are some shops which are still preserved. They have a busy ornamental frieze above the windows in terracotta that gives an interesting contrast with the brick work. The lower modern shops are a mishmash but I'd bet there is some great decorative tile work underneath. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-9859740646837707362013-03-17T17:23:05.806+00:002013-03-17T17:23:05.806+00:00What a shock to see the 'now'! The archit...What a shock to see the 'now'! The architectural style of the hotel entrance set on the corner is wonderful and it's all been lost. Do you think we are going through something similar here in the UK at the moment, where we have a lot of old pubs closing (though not with such outstanding architecture), and when you next drive past you see the pub has been demolished and x number of houses are going on the building plot or it has been 'transformed' into a characterless eating place.Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-50222727972388965902013-03-17T15:01:37.355+00:002013-03-17T15:01:37.355+00:00You can call me foolish, but take me back to the w...You can call me foolish, but take me back to the way it was! I may enjoy life better today than what they had back then, maybe, but the buildings were more to my liking back in the day- mostly the character of them, don't you think?21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.com