George Street, Warminster
Bruce Watkin, in 1985, wrote ~
George Street, west of Portway, is an early 19th century improvement initiated after a bequest by clothier George Wansey (died 1807). The brick terrace was begun in 1815, and Portway Corner rebuilt in about 1825. George Street was given its present width after tiny houses on the south side, part of the ancient Chain Street, were cleared away. The Methodist chapel was designed by Stent, 1861. Thomas Provis, transported for fraud in 1853 (cf. the Provis of “Great Expectations”) was one of a family of George Street carpenters.