John Halliday, in a hardback exercise book he titled Warminster Notes, in which he compiled various handwritten notes about Warminster and district for local history slide shows he was giving during the 1980s, penned the following:
No.32 Vicarage Street, Warminster, has ashlar surrounds to its “cob”. Rubble built with Ashlar quoins and windows, c.1785.
John Halliday, in a hardback exercise book he titled Warminster Notes, in which he compiled various handwritten notes about Warminster and district for local history slide shows he was giving during the 1980s, penned the following:
The junior section of the Minster School [Vicarage Street, Warminster], 1845-6, Gothic, with big bay window and openwork quatrefoiled parapet.
John Halliday, in a hardback exercise book he titled Warminster Notes, in which he compiled various handwritten notes about Warminster and district for local history slide shows he was giving during the 1980s, penned the following:
No.47 Vicarage Street, next to St. Denys’ Home, was the Vicarage and is now The Old Vicarage. The present Vicarage is at No.5 Church Street.
John Halliday, in a hardback exercise book he titled Warminster Notes, in which he compiled various handwritten notes about Warminster and district for local history slide shows he was giving during the 1980s, penned the following:
St. Monica’s School [at Vicarage Street, Warminster] – The original school building was formed from the main block of “Old Langley’s Farm” of the 15th/16th century. The half-timbered and stone facing is still preserved.
John Halliday, in a hardback exercise book he titled Warminster Notes, in which he compiled various handwritten notes about Warminster and district for local history slide shows he was giving during the 1980s, included the following newspaper cutting:
15th January 1982. Wren House Offers Homely Care.
The same week that Henford House made its debut in the luxury retirement home business, a more modest enterprise opened its doors in Warminster’s Vicarage Street.
Auxiliary nurse Mrs. Anne Twinn and her husband, Roger, are the new owners of Wren House, and they have converted its elegant 18th century rooms to provide accommodation for a maximum of eleven elderly residents.
The couple moved to Warminster from Downton, near Salisbury, in the autumn, and Mr. Twinn is a director of the Downton Tanning Company. Mrs. Twinn has six years nursing home experience and latterly joined the staff of Salisbury’s New Hall private hospital.
They have created six suites at Wren House, each with its private bathroom. Five are big enough to accommodate married couples, and weekly rates vary from £100 to £140 a week.
A Grade II listed building, particularly notable for its staircase, its vaulted cellars and its claim to the Wren pedigree, the house joins a fast-growing list of local mansions adapted to cater for the district’s ageing population.
As well as Henford House, they include Longbridge Deverill House and Sutton Veny House.
Mrs. Twinn says that when she and her husband began their search for an adaptable property, they were determined to find somewhere within easy reach of shops and town amenities.
They are also keen to promote the friendly and relatively intimate atmosphere of their new home.
Tuesday 1st October 1968
Flora Wall,
9 Vicarage Street, Warminster.
Floral decorations.
Telephone 3018.
1968
Advertisement:
Robertson Ltd.
Butcher.
30 Vicarage Street, Warminster.
Telephone 2103.
Residents at Vicarage Street, Warminster, 1936
Left hand side from the town centre:
1. C. Parrott.
1a. R. N. Williams.
School House. W. N. Snelgrove.
The Hollies. Mrs. W. H. Payne.
St. Monica’s High School.
Golspie House. Miss Middleton.
Cranleigh. Madame le Chavetois.
Arthur Pearce.
12a. O. J. Prince.
13. Miss Whatley.
14. Mrs. H.Gregory.
Kindergarten School. Miss M. Gregory.
15. Miss Gregory.
(Entrance road to Vicarage Terrace)
J. Long.
17. A. E. Shadbolt.
18. C. H. Barber. Auctioneer and Valuer.
19. Mrs. Airey.
20. Miss Moore.
21. Miss Oram.
22. J. Carter.
25. B. H. Mills.
26. C. Day.
Lamb Inn. H. Dowding.
Right hand side from the town centre:
Motor Garage. W. Cornelius.
62. J. Horlock.
61. – Elkins.
Durrell House. C. Titt. Insurance Agent.
59. D. Pitcher.
58. Burton Scott.
57. T. V. Hunt. Plumber.
56. H. Hibberd.
T. H. Harraway & Son. Florists and Seedsmen.
R. W. Bull.
St. Denys Home.
The Vicarage. General Thompson.
The Cottage. Rev. H. G. Goodall.
45. F. Cooper. Grocer.
44a. T. Cooper.
44. E. A. Till.
Wren House. J. Richardson.
42. G. H. Claridge.
41. D. J. Creed.
40. Mrs. Gilbert.
39. E. Dyer.
38. –
37. Mrs. E. Foreman.
Dresden Villa. Dr. Black.
Hillside. C. H. V. Weston.
30. –
29. Miss Holton.
28. F. Carr. Decorator, etc.
St. Monica’s School at Vicarage Street, Warminster, during the 1930s.
The West Wilts Directory 1926 includes the following details for Vicarage Street, Warminster:
Left hand side from town –
J.H. Burgess, boarding house, 2 Vicarage Street.
W.N. Snelgrove, School House.
Mrs. W.H. Payne, The Hollies.
St. Monica’s High School.
Miss Barcroft, Golspie House.
Arthur Pearce.
O.J. Prince, 12a Vicarage Street.
G.F. Bull, 12b Vicarage Street.
Mrs. M.J. Lidbury.
H. Gregory, saddler.
Miss M. Gregory, kindergarten school.
C.J. Hamblin.
F. Bush, plasterer, &c.
C.H. Barber, auctioneer and valuer, 18 Vicarage Street.
Charles Tryhorn, 19 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. T. Maidment, 21 Vicarage Street.
J. Carter, 22 Vicarage Street.
Frederick Legg, 23 Vicarage Street.
C. Day, 26 Vicarage Street.
Frank Bush, Lamb Inn, Vicarage Street.
Right hand side from town –
J. Whitmarsh, 62 Vicarage Street.
H. Turner, 61 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. Carter, Durrell House.
H. Shaw, 59 Vicarage Street.
W.S. Arthur, 59 Vicarage Street.
Burton Scott, 58 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. Curtis, shopkeeper.
T.V. Hunt, 56 Vicarage Street.
T.H. Harraway & Son, florists and seedsmen.
A.H. Harraway.
St. Denys Home.
Rev. Canon W. Jacob, The Vicarage.
Rev. G. Lee-Warner, Vicarage Cottage.
A. Summers, butcher.
E.C. Mills, 45 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. Mills.
T. Cooper, 44a Vicarage Street.
G. Cooper, mason, etc., 44 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. A.W. Young, The Retreat.
G.H. Claridge, 42 Vicarage Street.
D.J. Creed, 41 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. Gilbert, 40 Vicarage Street.
E. Dyer, 39 Vicarage Street.
H. Brown, 38 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. E. Foreman, 37 Vicarage Street.
Miss Birt, Dresden Villa.
C.H.V. Weston, Hillside.
Albert Moore, painter, 31 Vicarage Street.
F. Taylor, 30 Vicarage Street.
Miss Holton, 29 Vicarage Street.
Mrs. Dewey, 28 Vicarage Street.
