The Commemoration of the Fire of Buckingham March 15th 1725.
A programme of events and activities to mark this significant period in the Town’s history will take place during the week between Monday 10th until Sunday 16th March 2025. Click here for event detail
Disaster came in 1725 with terrible fire. Most of Castle Street and parts of Market Hill, West Street and Well Street were ablaze. According to one account, the fire destroyed 138 houses and left over a third of Buckingham homeless.