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Brutal, iconic heritage

Half a century ago the opening of Buckinghamshire CC’s new County Hall was met with heavy criticism.

Half a century ago the opening of Buckinghamshire CC's new County Hall was met with heavy criticism.

The Brutalist design was the work of the then-county architect and planner Fred Pooley, whose work imagining a city for 250,000 people led to the building of the equally-modern Milton Keynes.

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