The fine building opposite you is called Castle House. It was the most prestigious dwelling in the town in 1725, and was at that time known as Capital House. The Queen Anne style frontage still seen today was built around 1708. It was owned by Matthias Rogers, who was first person in Buckingham to take out fire insurance. However, this building escaped the fire. Like the Bull Inn in Well St, it was built from stone and brick, which are less flammable materials. It also had space around it, which acted as a firebreak.
There was a stone market cross in the middle of the road junction known as Horse Fair near Castle House. Around 1800 part of the cross was moved to the garden of the adjacent ‘Dun Cow’ public house and later moved around several local villages before being returned to the old churchyard. The base is now in the Old Gaol museum.