IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
White Street, DEVIZES, SN10 4DW

Number 3 and 5 White Street are early or mid 19th century with ashlar facing to greensand rubble. Number 3 had, until recently a late 19th century shopfront. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035852 Market Lavington lies at the foot of the north western scarp slope of Salisbury Plain, about 5 miles south of Devizes. There is evidence of continuous occupation of the village since the Iron Age and maybe, near continuous occupation since late Neolithic times. The village developed around the cross roads of an east-west road (now the B3098) and a north-south road which ran from Devizes to Salisbury – later closed. Once considered a town, a market charter was granted in 1254.

The Red House, number 6 High Street was originally a farmhouse. Built in brick on a stone sill in the 17th century with mid 18th century additions. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035844 Market Lavington lies at the foot of the north western scarp slope of Salisbury Plain, about 5 miles south of Devizes. There is evidence of continuous occupation of the village since the Iron Age and maybe, near continuous occupation since late Neolithic times. The village developed around the cross roads of an east-west road (now the B3098) and a north-south road which ran from Devizes to Salisbury – later closed. Once considered a town, a market charter was granted in 1254.

'Coming to the village crossroads ....' See http://www.marketlavington.org.uk/Walks%204.html for more details.

The old hub of the village I assume, with old telephone box, shops, post office and not too far away a pub.

With an old postbox.

Dating from the reign of King Edward VII as indicated here and with a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillar_box#Late_19th_and_early_20th_century_boxes to the Wikipedia article here.

Number 1 High Street was built in the 17th century and added to in the 18th century. It became a bakery and later a post office. The shop front is 19th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035841 Market Lavington lies at the foot of the north western scarp slope of Salisbury Plain, about 5 miles south of Devizes. There is evidence of continuous occupation of the village since the Iron Age and maybe, near continuous occupation since late Neolithic times. The village developed around the cross roads of an east-west road (now the B3098) and a north-south road which ran from Devizes to Salisbury – later closed. Once considered a town, a market charter was granted in 1254.

Looking north-eastward.

Now a private residence this was a public house, the Volunteer Arms, previously known as The Angel. Built in the late 18th or early 19th century in brick and stone. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035831 Market Lavington lies at the foot of the north western scarp slope of Salisbury Plain, about 5 miles south of Devizes. There is evidence of continuous occupation of the village since the Iron Age and maybe, near continuous occupation since late Neolithic times. The village developed around the cross roads of an east-west road (now the B3098) and a north-south road which ran from Devizes to Salisbury – later closed. Once considered a town, a market charter was granted in 1254.

Built as a house in the 16th or 17th century with a brick ground floor and a timber framed and jettied upper floor, the building became Lloyds Bank. The bank closed in 1996 and the building reverted to a private residence known as Bank House, number 9 High Street. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1364639 Market Lavington lies at the foot of the north western scarp slope of Salisbury Plain, about 5 miles south of Devizes. There is evidence of continuous occupation of the village since the Iron Age and maybe, near continuous occupation since late Neolithic times. The village developed around the cross roads of an east-west road (now the B3098) and a north-south road which ran from Devizes to Salisbury – later closed. Once considered a town, a market charter was granted in 1254.