Oddfellows' Hall, Devizes Explained

Oddfellows' Hall, Devizes
Map Width:250
Coordinates:51.3519°N -1.9922°W
Location:5 Maryport Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Gbgridref:SU 00637 61425
Built:1873
Built For:Odd Fellows Society
Architecture:Gothic revival
Designation1:Grade II
Designation1 Date:19 September 1972
Designation1 Number:1263034

The Oddfellows' Hall in Devizes, Wiltshire, England is a Grade II Listed building constructed in 1873 by the Odd Fellows Society.[1]

Architecture

The hall was built in 1873 in Gothic revival style in red brick. It is a two-storey building, the first floor of which has three large, pointed arch windows divided by rendered columns with foliate capitals. Above the main doorway is a commemorative war memorial to the members of the Society who died during the first World War.[2]

History and use

The Independent lodge of the Odd Fellows in Wiltshire was founded in 1820, followed in 1842 by another lodge named the Providential Dolphin lodge. The Oddfellows met at the Rising Sun public house until the construction of the Hall in 1873. The Hall was shared by both lodges until 1948 when the independent lodge was subsumed into the Providential Dolphin. From 1882 until at least 1900 the Hall was also used by a working men's club.

The building is currently used as a bank branch by Halifax.

Notes and References

  1. Book: A History of the County of Wiltshire . Baggs, A. P. . Crowley, D. A. . Pugh, R. B. . Stevenson, J. H. . Tomlinson, M. . The borough of Devizes: Religious and cultural history . 10 . Crittall, E. . 1975 . 285–314.
  2. Web site: DEVIZES ODDFELLOWS . War Memorials Online . March 2017 . 30 December 2018.