Presbyterian Chapel, Devizes
This seems to have originated in a congregation adhering to the ejected ministers William Gough, Timothy Sacheverell and Benjamin Flower who were all preaching in Devizes in the 1670s and 1680s. By 1690 Gough and Flower were recorded as leading a Presbyterian meeting. Around 1717 there was a meeting of 500 people, far too many for their premises, under Nathaniel Chauncey, Benjamin Flower's assistant. In 1734 they built a chapel behind the houses at the southern end of Long Street but this fell into decay and the congregation moved to a site on the eastern side of the High Street. In 1773 they were one of only three nonconformist congregations in the town, with the Friends and the Baptists, and were referred to as paedobaptists.
In 1791 they opened a new chapel in Sheep Street, on a site next to the present NewBaptist Church. In 1796 James Biggs, a Calvinistic Baptist, became pastor and shortly after that seceders from the Old Baptist Church joined the Presbyterians for worship. In 1807 the two groups agreed to take communion together and in 1820 they had joined together under the title, the 'United Society' meeting in the Presbyterian chapel. In the first half of the 19th century the Baptists had been growing in numbers and in 1852 a new Baptist church was opened, in which the Presbyterians were invited to worship. This became the New Baptist Church and the Presbyterian chapel was demolished.
In 1791 they opened a new chapel in Sheep Street, on a site next to the present NewBaptist Church. In 1796 James Biggs, a Calvinistic Baptist, became pastor and shortly after that seceders from the Old Baptist Church joined the Presbyterians for worship. In 1807 the two groups agreed to take communion together and in 1820 they had joined together under the title, the 'United Society' meeting in the Presbyterian chapel. In the first half of the 19th century the Baptists had been growing in numbers and in 1852 a new Baptist church was opened, in which the Presbyterians were invited to worship. This became the New Baptist Church and the Presbyterian chapel was demolished.