The Trust came out of a successful campaign in 1967, to stop the Local Council building a wall around the Crammer, Devizes’ famous pond, rumoured to be the origin of the “Moonrakers” story.

Since then the Trust has been involved in ensuring that the heritage, which is at the very core of our fine market town is not destroyed by careless and thoughtless development.

With constantly increasing pressure to build more homes,  the Trust is more active than ever in ensuring that this is not achieved at the cost of destroying our historic buildings and the very ambience that attracts people to live in Devizes.

But it is not only those wishing to build new homes that threaten our heritage.  Businesses can be cavalier about the premises they occupy, desiring only to make them more convenient or efficient to their business rather than act as guardians of buildings, many of which are medieval in origin.

On the other hand, Devizes needs a thriving commercial sector and therefore a balance has to be struck between the reasonable demands of a modern business and the ancient buildings entrusted to our generation.

This encapsulates the work of the Trust.  To read our constitution click here

About the Trust

Welcome

Welcome to The Trust for Devizes Web Site.  We hope you find the information you are looking for.

The Trust is a collection of over 300 people concerned to retain the character of a fine historic Market Town and the benefits of living in it.  We do not wish to stop progress or live in a time-warp, but we do recognise that change has to be carefully and sensitively managed if our heritage is to be preserved.

We are proud of our town and want visitors to enjoy it as we do. If you are coming to Devizes as a visitor take a look at our Town Trail, we are sure you will find it fascinating.

THE TRUST FOR DEVIZES

CONserving our Heritage

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