Store refit plans including champagne bar for Jolly’s are revealed

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        August 3, 2026

Store refit plans including champagne bar for Jolly’s are revealed

        Good Morning Bath — Monday, 3 August 2026Extensive restoration work and repairs have been taking place since the store closed in February 2025.
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Store refit plans including champagne bar for Jolly’s are revealed
• Extensive restoration work and repairs have been taking place since the store closed in February 2025.
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Bath Abbey's ceiling, one of the finest fan vaults in England, was begun for Henry VII by the Vertue brothers, Robert and William, in the early 1500s.
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