WINDEATTS is a leading law firm based in the South Hams District of Devon. The firm first came to Totnes in 1832 from it is believed Tavistock and had its first office at 19 High Street, Totnes, a former Elizabethan Town House which the practice still occupies as one of its office buildings in Totnes main street.
Successive generations of the Windeatt families were the partners of the firm and were prominent in the life of Totnes and its surrounding district being amongst other titles successive Clerks to the Borough and Rural District Councils and Clerks to the Magistrates. Three of their number were awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Totnes.
In 1937 Col. Frank and Mr George Windeatt bought the solicitor's practice in Kingsbridge of the late Mr. B.N.O. Prettejohn from his executors. At that time the office was over the road in Melbourne Place but in the early 1950's Windeatt and Windeatt, as we then were, moved to the first and second floor of our premises above 48 Fore Street which belonged to the late Mr. Harold Harrison who was a partner at the time. We incorporated the ground floor into the office in 1999.
There are now no members of the Windeatt family in the modern firm, the last member having died in 1994. The practice has expanded and now occupies numbers 17 and 19 High Street and 5 and 6 Church Close as its Totnes offices.
Whilst we are proud of our heritage today we are committed to a modern pro-active and progressive approach with our experienced teams of Solicitors and other legal advisers able to meet the requirements of our Clients.
We are proud to have maintained an enduring and accessible professional relationship with our Clients which meets all of their personal and business needs and results in the vast majority of our Clients remaining loyal to our firm.