Former police chief's house goes on the market in Devizes (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
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Former police chief's house goes on the market in Devizes
3:51pm Tuesday 17th July 2012 in News
Former police chief constable's house goes on the market in Devizes
The Devizes home of former Chief Constable and High Sheriff of Wiltshire, Dame Elizabeth Neville, has gone on the market.
Located in The Breach, one of the town’s best roads, Breakspears is a grand red brick Edwardian house, designed and built in 1906 for the Sloper family who owned a department store in the town.
Guy Straker who heads the Devizes office of selling agent Strakers said: "We are delighted to have received these instructions from Dame Elizabeth.
"Breakspears must be one of the best houses available in Devizes and it presents a rare opportunity to buy a family home of real quality in such a fine location."
Handsome in appearance, the house retains its Edwardian character with good ceiling heights and detailing typical of the period.
The accommodation is arranged around a fine entrance hall; three reception rooms on the ground floor together with a kitchen/breakfast room and utility room are complemented by five bedrooms, two with large bay windows, two bathrooms and a shower room.
The house is approached over a gated driveway that leads to a substantial garage and parking.
There are generous gardens, well-established with large lawns, well stocked borders and a heated swimming pool.
The property is on the market for £770,000. For more information, call Strakers estate agents on 01380 723451 or email devizes@strakers.co.uk .
Comments(5)
wondering why
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5:45pm Tue 17 Jul 12
commonasmuck
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9:11pm Tue 17 Jul 12
jamesharrison wrote:I remember Slopers as well. We used to buy Matchbox toys in there for 1s/6d, then there was the aviary in the corner full of budgies, and the cash dispenser sending the money through all the tubes was something else! You could also see the people walking over the thick glass grilles on the pavement above.
Interesting historical link with the Slopers family. I remember the department store well - especially the toys in the basement and the cash dispensing mechanism, now in Wiltshire Heritage Museum. I must be old if things I remember as a child are now museum pieces...
Wowsers!
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4:31pm Wed 18 Jul 12
FromTheWirral
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2:35pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Wowsers! wrote:I think you'd need to pull some strings for this to happen.
Did I accidentally log on to I want to buy a house in Devizes.com? I am currently selling a guitar on e-bay, do you think I should contact the G&H to run a story about it?
I'll get my coat.
jamesharrison says...
5:37pm Tue 17 Jul 12