Work on new Tesco set to begin on Monday
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Last updated Mar 17, 2021
The Three Horseshoes in Killinghall

Building work on a new Tesco Express in Killinghall is set to begin on Monday.

The supermarket is to open a store on the site of the former Three Horseshoes pub in the heart of the village on Ripon Road.

Castlehouse Construction, which is carrying out the work, notified residents this week.

It said in a letter to them that work is expected to last for 34 weeks, which would mean a finish date in November. The company is also building four flats.

Demolition of the pub is due to commence on March 29 and take four weeks. The letter adds:

“This operation may cause some noise but we will endeavour to keep this to a minimum.”

In August, Tesco applied for an alcohol licence from 6am to 11pm seven days of the week at the site, which has hosted a pub for 150 years.

A Tesco spokesman said:

“We are pleased to say that work is beginning at our new Killinghall Express store.

“We hope to have the store opened by 2022 but we’ll keep the local community updated as the work continues.”


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A pub has operated on the site for 150 years.

Locals asked the public body Historic England to grant the pub listed status but this was rejected.

The Greyhounds Inn opposite the site has been closed for years, which means the centre of Killinghall could be without a pub when they are allowed to re-open, despite huge growth in the village.