on the river

University of Buckingham: the old iron works

continuing along the river

morning after the night before...

As I wandered around Buckingham early one Sunday morning I came across the remains of what looked like a rather "fun" evening near some University of Buckingham buildings. In this photo, which you may need to view large to appreciate, you'll see;

Candles melted onto table and burned down to nothingness
Packet of cigarettes
empty cans of Stella
and just out of sight 3 empty wine bottles
several bottlecaps & corks
Natwest Debit Card
Corkscrew
and Party Hats... naturally!



ps: if this was your party I took your corkscrew home as it was an Oxo Goodgrips one... but left your debit card :)

once a church, now a home...

Built in 1857. Most of this historic building is used by the University of Buckingham (known as the Radcliffe Centre) another section has been converted into a residence.

windows of the old iron works

Along Chandos Road

Another view of all those fabulous windows at the old Castle Iron Works.  With the opening of the railway in Buckingham in 1850, the Castle Iron Works was built to make agricultural machinery.  It became well know for its steam-powered road vehicles but the firm failed in 1865.  The building later became a corn mill and then a condensed milk factory.  It now belongs to the University of Buckingham.

Reference
Hunt, J (1994). "Buckingham, A Pictorial History", 73.

red bridge over the river

University of Buckingham: the old iron works