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The Westbury Boards => Westbury News & Discussion => Topic started by: baldy on January 25, 2020, 21:10:30 pm
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It looks like the people who were trying to set up a fish n chip shop (restaurant and take-away) in the former Midland Bank / HSBC / Santander / Co-Op bank premises are back and have obtained planning permission to change the position of the extract flue outside the building, so it looks like they are now going ahead.
Here is the link to the owner's business web site: https://www.harlees.co.uk/ (https://www.harlees.co.uk/)
They've added Westbury to the Locations page.
Details of the recent application and decision are here: https://unidoc.wiltshire.gov.uk/UniDoc/Document/Search/DSA,906171 (https://unidoc.wiltshire.gov.uk/UniDoc/Document/Search/DSA,906171)
Details of the original application and permssion are here: https://unidoc.wiltshire.gov.uk/UniDoc/Document/Search/DSA,885551 (https://unidoc.wiltshire.gov.uk/UniDoc/Document/Search/DSA,885551)
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Are you sure it was a former HSBC / Midland / Santander bank? Pretty sure we've never had a Santander bank, and I think the Midlan was the opposite side next to the butchers.
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Just had a look at their website, will be interesting to check it out when they finally get up and running.
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Their website needs some work, some of the links go to page 404.
Their community page, which there is no link to (you can only get there via the site map) seems to be still under construction https://www.harlees.co.uk/harlees-in-the-community/
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Are you sure it was a former HSBC / Midland / Santander bank? Pretty sure we've never had a Santander bank, and I think the Midlan was the opposite side next to the butchers.
Yes, I am sure. I remember all the fascia / name panels and I actually banked with Midland there until I transferred to First Direct (now part of HSBC) in the 80s.
The bank opposite and next to the current butcher (originally Chantry TV - a company that my brother eventually half-owned prior to shutting every branch down to focus on Chantry Digital, its sister company that supplies and installs TV and video / satellite / broadband kit all over the UK to pubs / hotels etc) was NatWest, who actually still have the long head-lease and still pay rent.
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Their website needs some work, some of the links go to page 404. Their community page, which there is no link to (you can only get there via the site map) seems to be still under construction https://www.harlees.co.uk/harlees-in-the-community/
Well, when a site is under construction, its normal to not put up a link to a page until its ready.
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Agreed, but they reference the page and encourage visitors to have a look at it.
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It's just as well nobody in Westbury cooks!
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Some good reviews on Trip Advisor and Google, the odd bad review but in general the majority are positive.
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It's just as well nobody in Westbury cooks!
I expect it will be really popular not least because it will the only proper fish n chip shop restaurant in Westbury. I'm expecting to be told by my elderly Mum that she wants to visit as soon as she knows it is open.
It may actually have a good effect on the High Street during lunch times ...
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Anything that draws people into the centre has to be a good thing.
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so that one Indian, two restaurants within 100 yards, another take away, yet another fish and chip shop, the a Kebab takeaway, then a tea room, and Saffron round the corner and of course the bread shop, wonderful, then we have a the Dentist who will be able to fill the cavity, and the chemists for indigestion!!
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And the public conveniences in the High Street car park - now run by Westbury Town Council! :-\
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so that one Indian, two restaurants within 100 yards, another take away, yet another fish and chip shop, the a Kebab takeaway, then a tea room, and Saffron round the corner and of course the bread shop, wonderful, then we have a the Dentist who will be able to fill the cavity, and the chemists for indigestion!!
Crikey Dorian are you ever happy?? You really are a miserable sod.
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after being so miserable and anal i scrolled all through the your last ten years of posts, and it appears you should join my club coz you aint no bundle of laughs either [beer]
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Are you sure it was a former HSBC / Midland / Santander bank? Pretty sure we've never had a Santander bank, and I think the Midlan was the opposite side next to the butchers.
Agree with you shizzy .
It was brittania building society for 20 odd year or so before it changed to co op
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Yes. I was wrong about Santander. I should have said that Britannia merged with Co-Op and in Westbury the Britannia branch became Co-Op. Originally, the new double unit in the 60s was a Midland Bank which later became rebranded as HSBC. Britannia moved in after HSBC closed there.
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Been away for a few weeks. Went to the chemist this morning and see the new Fish & Chip restaurant (Harlee's) is either now open or about to open. Had a peek inside and it looks pretty smart. Hope the fish & chips are as good.
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I've seen it like this for a few weeks now but I have not yet actually seen it open.