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"An almost permanently empty Turkish barber shop. " Not by me, it’s super busy. And they only seem to do the one style of haircut so you can always tell where the local men get their hair cut  | |||
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"We have -: NatWest Independent Butchers x2 Book shop x2 Bakery x2 Iron monger/hardware shop Chip shop Kebab shop Numerous coffee shops Several pub/ hotels Two market days a week (Wednesday and Saturday) A farmers market Clothes shops Estate Agents Office supplies A barbers Plus of course the usual charity shops and various other establishments. " You have a Natwest?  They've shut most of our banks down. | |||
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"We have -: NatWest Independent Butchers x2 Book shop x2 Bakery x2 Iron monger/hardware shop Chip shop Kebab shop Numerous coffee shops Several pub/ hotels Two market days a week (Wednesday and Saturday) A farmers market Clothes shops Estate Agents Office supplies A barbers Plus of course the usual charity shops and various other establishments. You have a Natwest? They've shut most of our banks down. "And a TSB I think it is, oh and a Post Office in a big old historic type building. | |||
"Pound shops everywhere Them flaming e-cig shops "You’re getting confused there, no need for flames with e-cigs | |||
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"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has: Lloyds Bank Barclays Bank HSBC NatWest Santander Halifax Nationwide (All are along High Street with Barclays at the junction of it with another street. I can’t work out how our fairly small city can sustain all these full working branches with normal banking hours within a couple of hundred feet of each other). Street market/Farmers’ market several times a week and every Saturday, I believe. Lots of artisan cafes, restaurants Bakeries M&S Actually, a good variety of shops that extends beyond it to the adjacent streets. It’s fairly busy because there’s a good flow of tourists passing through regularly seeing as our Cathedral is just off it. Miles" The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly.. | |||
"Our council have just spent £8.25 million buying a half empty shopping centre.They can't tell us why or what they plan to do with it apart from pay a consultancy firm to tell them what to do.Private enterprise/government has raised £23 million for regeneration.The council now want a 300 room asylum centre right in the middle of the town centre." That will end well. | |||
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"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has: Lloyds Bank Barclays Bank HSBC NatWest Santander Halifax Nationwide (All are along High Street with Barclays at the junction of it with another street. I can’t work out how our fairly small city can sustain all these full working branches with normal banking hours within a couple of hundred feet of each other). Street market/Farmers’ market several times a week and every Saturday, I believe. Lots of artisan cafes, restaurants Bakeries M&S Actually, a good variety of shops that extends beyond it to the adjacent streets. It’s fairly busy because there’s a good flow of tourists passing through regularly seeing as our Cathedral is just off it. Miles" Is that pasty shop still there. | |||
"Pound shops everywhere Them flaming e-cig shops "Oh yeah and those two too. | |||
"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has: Lloyds Bank Barclays Bank HSBC NatWest Santander Halifax Nationwide (All are along High Street with Barclays at the junction of it with another street. I can’t work out how our fairly small city can sustain all these full working branches with normal banking hours within a couple of hundred feet of each other). Street market/Farmers’ market several times a week and every Saturday, I believe. Lots of artisan cafes, restaurants Bakeries M&S Actually, a good variety of shops that extends beyond it to the adjacent streets. It’s fairly busy because there’s a good flow of tourists passing through regularly seeing as our Cathedral is just off it. Miles The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly.. " The most expensive. | |||
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"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:………… Miles Is that pasty shop still there." Unfortunately, it closed during the Pandemic. However, it has been replaced by a bakery-cafe with scrumptious fresh bread and a good assortment of cakes and sandwiches for dining in. | |||
"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:………… Miles Is that pasty shop still there. Unfortunately, it closed during the Pandemic. However, it has been replaced by a bakery-cafe with scrumptious fresh bread and a good assortment of cakes and sandwiches for dining in." A visual testimonial in our profile picture
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"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has: ……….. Miles The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly.. The most expensive." May I ask why you would say that? I wonder why people have this perception of the place. Miles | |||
"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:………… Miles Is that pasty shop still there. Unfortunately, it closed during the Pandemic. However, it has been replaced by a bakery-cafe with scrumptious fresh bread and a good assortment of cakes and sandwiches for dining in. A visual testimonial in our profile picture
T"That's a shame. Staying with friends in Four Marks soon...so will give it a try. | |||
"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has: ……….. Miles The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly.. The most expensive. May I ask why you would say that? I wonder why people have this perception of the place. Miles" In the words of some, it's all over the news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58162371 | |||
"We have now several of those dessert parlours! They just keep popping up! I wish I saw more variety of cuisine from all over the world. Maybe a nice Japanese. T" I agree its always good to try different cuisine and culture | |||
"We have now several of those dessert parlours! They just keep popping up! I wish I saw more variety of cuisine from all over the world. Maybe a nice Japanese. T I agree its always good to try different cuisine and culture" When we go away and I research local restaurants there I always go.. ohhh I wish we had that nearby! So probably that's why I focused on gastronomy side | |||
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