Trowbridge has unveiled public artwork at the centre of Gloucester-based builder Newland Homes’ latest development in the town.

Town mayor Denise Bates, along with former councillor Bob Brice, officially opened the installation in the Drynham area.

They were joined by town crier Trevor Heeks, town council leader Stewart Palmen and Drynham councillors Andrew Bryant and Antonio Piazza with some of the new residents of Newland Place.

Cllr Bates said: “It has been an immense personal pleasure to see the continued enhancement of the Newland Homes development and also to be part of this event.

“It has been an honour to not only represent Trowbridge as this year’s mayor, but also as a town councillor for the Drynham ward in which the development is located.

“Public art, especially that which preserves and promotes natural elements, should be applauded, and I am sure the stone benches, magnificent oak tree and stone monoliths will bring pleasure and a point of tranquillity within busy lives for many generations to come.”

The public art forms the centrepiece at the heart of the development at Newland Place, situated just off Bradley Road.

Bespoke carved stone benches radiate from a magnificent oak tree, which stands tall in the central green.

The stone benches are engraved with the names of local villages and towns within the former West Wiltshire Council area, and a series of stone monoliths celebrate Trowbridge’s historic past, with plaques recognising, among others, the Trowbridge-born inventor Sir Isaac Pitman and the town’s 12th-century Trowbridge Castle.