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Devizes, Wiltshire

Devizes, Wiltshire

Devizes is both beautiful, with more than 300 listed buildings, the colossal Wadworth brewery towering over it, and Caen Locks flowing down from it, and it is also frustrating. It's frustrating because spoiling its full potential are two more of its hugely important buildings, one is Devizes Castle, the other the redundant Devizes Assize Court. The castle sits feeling insecure within the centre of the town with its private owners locking themselves in, not just the town out, and the Devizes Assize Court with its once beautiful, now decidedly tired, columned entrance, which has not served a purpose for more than thirty years, and likely will not for another ten. However there is hope as there is a process grinding slowly on to make the former court the new home for the Wiltshire Museum and a community hub. There may also be some hope regarding the castle as it has just been sold, hopefully the new owners will feel more a part of, and responsible to, the community around which the town grew and served.

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Film/TV Location For: Far From The Madding Crowd; Nineteen Eighty-Four; The Triple Echo

The Market Place

The Market Place

The Market Place (Market Hall on right)

Little Brittox, Devizes

The Bear Hotel, Market Place, Devizes, Grade II*, late 18th century.

The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Grade II, 1857.

6 St John's Alley, Devizes, Grade II*, 16th century.

St John's Street, Devizes

Gate House of Devizes Castle, a very private home.

Old Town Hall, Devizes, Grade II*, 1750.

Left is 28 St John's Street, Devizes, Grade II*, mid 18th century, adjacent are 29 and 30, also Grade II*, dated 1749.

The Town Hall, Devizes, Grade II*, 1806-8

St John's Street, Devizes

1-3, St John's Court, Devizes. Grade II Listed, 16th century.

4, St John's Court, Devizes, late 18th century, Grade II Listed.

1 and 2, St John's Churchyard, Devizes, early 19th century, Grade II Listed.

Sexton's Cottage, Devizes, Grade II Listed, 1615, former almshouse.

Church of St John The Baptist, Grade I Listed, 14th century.

11 Long Street, Devizes, Grade II*, late 18th century.

Long Street, Devizes, 18th century frontages to circa 16th century houses.

2, 3, 4 and 4a, Estcourt Street, Devizes, Grade II, 18th century.

5-7, Estcourt Street, Devizes, early 19th century, Grade II Listed.

Church of St Mary, Devizes, Grade I, Norman.

Castle Hotel, New Park Street, Devizes, late 18th century, Grade II.

Great Porch House, Monday Market Street, Devizes. Grade II*, early 15th century.

Handel House, Sidmouth Street, Devizes. Grade II*, early 19th century.

The White Bear Inn, Monday Market Street, Devizes, 16th century, Grade II Listed.

16 Market Place, Devizes, Grade II*, 18th century.

17 Market Place, Devizes, Grade II*, early 18th century.

1, Northgate Street, early 19th century, Grade II Listed.

Northgate House, Devizes, Grade II*, mid Georgian.

St Mary's Congregational Church, Northgate Street, Devizes, mid 19th century, Grade II Listed, now apartments.

Wadworth Brewery, Devizes, 1885, Grade II Listed.

The former Assize Courts in Northgate Street, Devizes, listed Grade II*.

Caen Locks, Kennet and Avon Canal, click

Kennett and Avon Canal, Devizes

The Wharf, Kennett and Avon Canal, Devizes