Market Cross, Devizes

The Market Cross in Devizes, Wiltshire, England sits in Market Place at the centre of the town.[1] It was constructed in 1814 on the site of an older cross. Designed by architect James Wyatt, it is Gothic in style.[2] It was completed posthumously to his design following his death in a coach accident near Marlborough[3] although his son Benjamin Wyatt is also credited as the architect, likely because he executed his father's design.[4] The monument was erected by the corporation of Devizes. It was paid for by Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, a former Prime Minister then serving as Home Secretary, who had been a Member of Parliament for the town between 1784 and 1805 before his elevation to the House of Lords.[5]

The cross has been granted Grade II* status and was first listed in 1954.[2]

References
  1. Orbach, Julian; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2021). Wiltshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. pp. 277–278. ISBN 978-0-300-25120-3. OCLC 1201298091.
  2. Historic England. "The Market Cross (1250362)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. Dale p.216
  4. Durman p.166
  5. "Second time for Devizes cross". Gazette and Herald. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

Bibliography
  • Dale, Antony. James Wyatt. B. Blackwell, 1956.
  • Durman, Richard. Classical Buildings of Wiltshire & Bath: A Palladian Quest. Millstream, 2000.

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