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Devizes has more than 500 listed buildings, a large number for a town of its size. The Trust for Devizes has a Town Trail map which provides a guide to many of them. [19] 17 Market Place is a substantial Grade I listed house from the early 18th century. [20]
Southbroom House is an 18th-century Grade II* listed house in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The house and its grounds were bought by Wiltshire County Council in 1925 for use as a school, and today the house forms part of Devizes School , the town's secondary school.
Greystone House is a Grade II* listed house in High Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, England. It was built between 1740 and 1744 with a front of Bath stone to a brick building with a hipped slate roof. It was built between 1740 and 1744 with a front of Bath stone to a brick building with a hipped slate roof.
Etchilhampton House, built in 1773, is a Grade II listed two-storey three-bay house in brick and stone. [ 6 ] Etchilhampton stood on the Devizes - Upavon road until, in 1768, a new road (now the A342 ) was built on the southern slope of Etchilhampton Hill, avoiding the steep gradients of the earlier route.
The house was built about the year 1700 for Francis Merewether of Devizes and Easterton, who was High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1700. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes in 1701 and again from 1703 to 1705. In 1720 the house was occupied by Thomas Browne, a barrister, who made additions in Bath stone to give the house its present form. His ...
View across Market Place including the Market Cross. Market Place is a town square in the centre of Devizes in Wiltshire, England. In a northwards direction it merges into Northgate Street heading towards the Wadworth Brewery , while southwards St John's Street connects it to the Town Hall .
Shown in Wiltshire The Old Town Hall is a historic building in Wine Street in Devizes , a town in Wiltshire , in England. The structure, which was completed in 1752 and has seen various commercial uses since it was superseded by a new town hall in 1808, is a Grade II* listed building .
The building continued to serve as the headquarters of Devizes Borough Council for much of the 20th century [12] but ceased to be the local seat of government after Kennet District Council was established at The Cedars in Bath Road in 1974. [13] [14] The town hall subsequently became the offices and meeting place of Devizes Town Council. [15]