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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Park Street, Devizes, dates from the Norman times and is one of the most important buildings in the town, with the church tower a particular landmark. The building is listed Grade I, putting it amongst the top 2.5% of listed buildings in the country.

A Conservation Management Plan April 2017 issue of CMP , has been produced at the request of the Salisbury Diocese and a link to this is given. It has been passed to a number of consultees including the Diocesan Advisory Board; Wiltshire Development (Planning & Conservation) ; Historic England; The Church Building Council; Devizes Town Council and Trust For Devizes. We welcome responses to this document through the St John with St Mary Parish Office. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Please comment on this plan and add any other remarks that will help us achieve something of benefit to the Parish and the town.

Quinquennial Report

The latest draft Quinquennial Report contains a large number of maintenance recommendations. The bulk of them relate to the inspection and renovation of the rainwater and drainage goods. The most expensive work will be on several areas of the roof, including the north aisle, the tower roof, associated with the lead work. Stone repairs are suggested to the statue of St Mary and its roof; likewise the topmost stone of the south west tower finial needs investigation. The metal work around the window glazing also needs attention. The most intrusive work will be the recommendation for a complete overhaul of the entire pew platform within the next two years.
The most urgent work in the churchyard will be a complete overhaul of the entrance gates and a safety check on a number of box tombs and gravestones.

Request for your ranking of new use suggestions

July 7th 2017 - As part of our new Conservation Management Plan, which will be published shortly, we are asking for your help in ensuring we have a robust short list of possible and practical new uses. They are all listed in the attached documents, some are, arguably, highly unlikely but we must ensure they are considered.

Please use the scoring numbers from 1 to 5 against each suggested new use (listed below), if you can't use the spreadsheet, then print it or the "pdf" file out and send it to the parish office in Long Street next to St John's Church Devizes, SN10 1NP.

Pew Removal Faculty Granted

July 7th 2017 - The Chancellor of Salisbury Diocese has given us permission to remove the pew frontal and the two rows of pews behind. If you would like to puchase one , then contact the Parish Office of St John's with St Mary's, Long Street, Devizes SN10 1NP. Open 10 to 12 Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 01380 724389.