25 Nov
Kitchen | Fitting
Devizes - SN10
Enquiry from: Phil W
Start Date: Immediate
Replace kitchen sink
Devizes
Devizes is a market community and civil parish in the centre of Wiltshire, England. It created around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and also received a charter in 1141 permitting normal markets, which are held weekly in an open market area. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between Stephen of England and Empress Matilda, and once more during the English Civil War when the Cavaliers (Royalists) lifted the siege during the Fight of Roundway Down. Devizes continued to be under Royalist control till 1645, when Oliver Cromwell attacked and also compelled the Royalists to give up. The castle was damaged in 1648 like Parliament, as well as today little remains of it. From the 16th century Devizes ended up being known for its fabrics, and also by the early 18th century it held the largest corn market in the West Country, constructing the Corn Exchange in 1857. In the 18th century, brewing, treating of tobacco, as well as snuff-making were established. The Wadworth Brewery was founded in the town in 1875. Standing at the west edge of the Vale of Pewsey, the town is about 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southeast of Chippenham and 11 miles (18 km) east-north-east of the county town of Trowbridge. It has nearly five hundred listed structures, some remarkable churches, a town hall and an environment-friendly in the centre of the community.
