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Aug 2023
New bar and restaurant to open in Knaresborough today
A new bar and restaurant is due to officially open today in the centre of Knaresborough.
1858 is situated in the former NatWest bank, which closed in 2017, on the High Street. Councillors granted an alcohol licence to applicant Jaime Wilkinson last month.
The venue, which will launch at 5pm, provides lunch and evening meals and Sunday roasts as well as drinks.
It derives its name from the year in which the building was constructed.
The High Street site was formerly occupied by NatWest.
Kim Lancaster, who was manager of the town's So Bar and Eats before working with Mr Wilkinson at the Drakes fish and chip shops that he owns, will run the venue.
Ms Lancaster told councillors the venue would feature “elegant fine dining” rather than be a “Wetherspoons quick in-and-out” type experience.
She added:
1858 is permitted to sell alcohol from 10am until midnight seven days a week.
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