Devizes in Focus Answers
1. Door to bell tower, St John's Church
2. Cupola, roof of former St Peter's school, from canal
3. Oddfellows war memorial, over Halifax, 5 Maryport Street
4. Devizes Bookshop, Sidmouth Street
5. Market Fountain, facing W H Smith
6. 23 High Street (between Shaw Trust and Expressions)
7. Lloyds Bank, Market Place, above door, right hand side
8. Lantern over St John's gate
9, Balconette, Lansdowne House, 11 Long Street
10. Balconette, Crown Centre, 39 High Street (from right)
11. St Mary's Church, north side, clerestory wall
12. Rain hopper to right of The Elm Tree, 1 Long St
13. Wiltshire Museum, 41 Long Street, left side of right hand door (near blue plaque)
14. Old School House, 45 Long Street
15. Kebab House, 2 Northgate Street, over front door, right hand side
16. Awdry, Bailey and Douglas, 33 St John's Street, over right hand door
17. Gatepost, Wadworh's Northgate entrance
18. Blind top window, St John's House/Obelisk Antiques, 15 High Street
19. Jubilee plaque on old hospital building, New Park Road
20. Hopper, Chancel End, St John's churchyard
21. The tale of Ruth Pierce, Market Cross
22. From 'Schumann', Handel House/Devizes Books, Sidmouth Street
23. Enamelled BP sign on garage, seen from Estcourt Crescent
24. Sussex Wharf, The Nursery
25. Window grille, 19 Monday Market Street
26. Lintel in St John's churchyard wall, to left of Tower Lee
27. Over St Andrew's church front door, 2nd and 3rd panels from left
28. Base of memorial on south chancel wall, St Mary's church
29. St John's House/Obelisk Antiques, 15 High Street, corbel on St John's Street side
30. Chapel bell, Devizes Cemetery
31. Over the door of the Pelican Inn, 9 Market Place
32. Lock 49 (Maton Lock), canal
33. On corner of Citizen's Advice Bureau building, adjoining Northgate car park
34. On right gatepost between Sandcliff and Northgate House (Wansbroughs), Northgate St
35. Pillar guard, 9 Long Street, entry to Long Street mews
36. Pillbox beside canal towpath, embrasure nearest gate
37. 2 God's Acre, St John's churchyard, pair of vents above middle window
38. Slot in Town Hall wall to left of Lock-up
39. Matilda, under dome on Santander/Boots building, St John's Street
40. Ma Cuisine/Jack's, 40 Market Place, first floor bay window above right
41. St John's Church, over Beauchamp Chapel window
42. Greystone House, 14 High Street, under left side of porch
43. Corn Exchange, over central entrance door
44. 76 New Park Street
45. Rooster outside the Hen House, 28 St John's Street
46. Tiles on upper front wall over West Electrical, 55 Northgate Street
47. Grave of Thomas Hassall, St James's churchyard, near the Crammer
48. Estcourt statue, Market Fountain
49. HSBC, St John's street side
50. Gates of Maryport Street Baptist Chapel
51. The Bear, lantern over restaurant entrance, from porch
52. Barford House, 35 St John's Street, over door
53. Literary and Scientific Institute (British School), 53 Northgate Street, left side
54. Wadworth's, over main visitor entrance, New Park Street
55. Crown Centre, 39 St John's Street, coach sign by door
56. Old Assize Court roof, left side, first two from front, Northgate Street
57. Gate to Quaker's Walk, end of New Park Road
58. Market Fountain, eagle with broken wing, facing brewery/NNE/to right of restoration plaque
59. Devizes Pyramid, Albion Place, Sidmouth Street
60. Wall ties on 44 New Park Street (Devizes Glass/Cristelle)
61. Gate at South door, St Mary's Church
62. 4 St John's Court
63. Bell ('Josephine') on Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, St Joseph's Place
64. Roof of Masonic Hall, Morris Lane
65. Left-hand flambeau on Palace Cinema, Market Place
66. Drinking fountain at junction of London Road and Brickley Lane
67. Old Town Lock-up, rear of Town Hall
68. Wharf, nr Wharf Treasures, third bollard from bridge 140
69. The Bear, restaurant entrance, left-hand banister
70. Fanlight, Gough's, 30 Market Place
71. Guilloche frieze over Poppy, 10 St John's Street
72. Old Assize Court, Northgate Street, second pillar from right
73. 66 New Park Street (New Park Dental)
74. Carrick, 36 Long Street
75. High Street entrance to Old Swan Yard
76. Side of Allen and Harris, 4 Northgate Street
77. Alley beside the Shambles, Little Brittox
78. The Coach House, 17 Market Place, left ball of pair (to right of main house), seen from south
79. Mass dial on south wall of St John's Church, to right of door
80. Wadworth's weathervane
81. Masonic Lodge, Morris Lane, upper hinge of front door
82. 28 Sidmouth Street (was J'Aime), next door to Travelwise
83. 52 Church Walk, right gate
84. Niche above St John's north door
85. Cemetery, tomb of the Giddings Family
86. Black Swan Inn, left side
87. Friends Burial Ground gate, Hillworth Park
88. Salem Chapel/Rock Community Church, New Park Street
89. Archway House/Old Glove Factory, Bridewell Street
90. St Mary's Assembly Rooms/old United Reformed Church, 19/20 Northgate Street
91. 1 Park Villas, New Park Road, on right-hand side over bay window
92. Hillworth House, west wing conservatory, from park
93. The Elm Tree/Elm Tree Antiques, 1 Long Street
94. 1 St John's Court
95. Front door, The Grange, 12 Bridewell Street
96. Basement door, Hillworth Park pavilion
97. Gable of Great Porch House, Monday Market Street
98. Over Joan Pressley Hats, St John's Alley
99. Bollard at top of footpath from Bath Road to Dunkirk Hill, opposite Black Horse/Caen Hill House
100. St Mary's Churchyard, near Commercial Road
Congratulations to the following who recorded 'perfect' answers and whose names were entered into the draw for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes:
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Lisa Beatson, Devizes (2nd prize)
Judith Caldwell, West Lavington (3rd prize)
Gordon and Christine Coutts, Corsham
John Cox, West Lavington
Ann King and Cynthia Crocker, Devizes (1st prize)
Jenny Fruen, Devizes
Lesley Hunt, Bradford on Avon
Katherine Marsh, Devizes
Pippa Thomas, Devizes
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