Grade II* listed building · Historic England

Market Cross

On the list as The Market Cross

Listed Grade II* since 195472 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings

PPublicCADevizes conservation area1954Listed

About

About Market Cross

Market Cross, listed as The Market Cross, is one of 43 Grade II* listed buildings in Devizes and about 22,127 in England. It was among the first 121 buildings in Devizes to be listed, on 9 April 1954. It stands in the Devizes conservation area, designated in 1970. Within 400 metres are 5 more Grade I buildings and 232 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1250362↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Devizes · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Farther afield

Church of St John the BaptistGrade I0.2mi Chancel EndGrade II*0.2mi

9, Long StreetGrade II*0.2mi

10, Long StreetGrade II*0.2mi

SandcliffeGrade II*0.2mi

Handel HouseGrade II*0.2mi

Around it

87 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIThe Fountain36 m IIHsbc Bank40 m II36 and 37, Market Place42 m II41, Market Place44 m II40, Market Place45 m II43 and 44, Market Place45 m II42, Market Place48 m IILloyds Bank49 m IIMarket Hall51 m IIBarclays Bank51 m II10, Little Brittox52 m II*Former National Westminster Old Bank53 m II33 and 34, Market Place54 m IIStrong's Restaurant55 m II1, Little Brittox56 m II4 and 5, St John's Street58 m II32, Market Place58 m IIThe New Market Tavern59 m

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II31, Market Place59 m II40, St John's Street60 m II7-9, Little Brittox60 m II*The Bear Hotel61 m II2 and 3, Little Brittox61 m II4 and 5, Market Place63 m II30, Market Place63 m II5, Wine Street65 m II*39, St John's Street66 m II8, Market Place66 m II29, Market Place69 m IIThe Corn Exchange71 m IIPelican Inn73 m II2, Wine Street76 m II1 and 2, The Brittox76 m II*The Old Town Hall77 m II3, Wine Street78 m II37 and 38, St John's Street79 m II10, Market Place80 m II4 and 4A, The Brittox81 m II4, Wine Street81 m II36, St John's Street86 m II11, Market Place87 m II5, The Brittox90 m II24, High Street90 m II12, Market Place93 m II6, The Brittox93 m II6-9, St John's Street95 m II23 High Street95 m II*The Black Swan Inn97 m II29-32, The Brittox97 m II*6, St John's Alley99 m II7, The Brittox102 m II*Barford House103 m II13, Market Place104 m II14, Market Place107 m II10, St Johns Street108 m IIThe Pie Shop110 m IIPatch Cottage112 m II15, Market Place112 m II20-22, High Street113 m IINos. 11 and 12 St John's Street114 m II*Parnella House114 m IIGate Piers and Offsets of Number 16115 m II*33 and 34, St John's Street117 m II12A, St John's Alley118 m II21 and 22, Market Place118 m II4-6, High Street119 m II26, The Brittox122 m II*16, Market Place123 m II13 and 14, St John's Street124 m II31 and 32, St John's Street124 m II*Retaining Wall, Rails, Gates and Stable Yard Wall of Number 17127 m II25, The Brittox128 m I17, Market Place129 m II18 and 19, High Street132 m II15, St John's Street134 m II*29 and 30, St John's Street137 m II17, High Street138 m II18, Market Place139 m II1, Northgate Street141 m IIK6 Telephone Kiosk, The Chequers142 m II22-24, The Brittox145 m IIThe Dolphin Public House145 m II62 and 63, New Park Street146 m IIGate House of Devizes Castle147 m II66, New Park Street148 m II65, New Park Street149 m II64, New Park Street149 m

More like it

Grade I and II* public buildings near Devizes

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

The Tounson AlmshousesCalne · 6 mi away

The Court HouseBratton · 8 mi away

Gifford HallBroughton Gifford · 8 mi away

Yelde HallChippenham · 9 mi away

Hungerford AlmshousesCorsham · 10 mi away

Corsham CourtCorsham · 10 mi away

Old Town HallWestbury · 10 mi away

The HallBradford-on-Avon · 11 mi away

Questions about Market Cross

Is Market Cross listed?

Yes. The Market Cross is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1250362), first listed on 9 April 1954.

Can you visit Market Cross?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Market Cross in a conservation area?

Yes, the Devizes conservation area, designated in 1970.

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