four bank branches nearby on Harlescott Lane, two of which are now closed. There are currently plans to expand the Tesco, including new units to accommodate the banks. However, these plans never came into place and the units are now housing a Greggs and a barber. There are two pubs in Harlescott, one called The Anchor Inn and the other Harry Hotspur. The latter is named after Harry Hotspur, who fought at the Battle of Shrewsbury, which took place in what is now Battlefield. ("The Coracle", Sundorne Road, "The Heathgates" on the Heathgates island, and "The Steam Wagon" on Mount Pleasant Road are also in Harlescott according to the wider definition, see above). Another pub, The Harlescott, recently closed and was later set alight by arsonists. It has now been demolished and a new supermarket (Lidl) has been built on the site. Recently, there has been significant retail development around Harlescott, including a newly built public house called The Featherbed and owned by Marston's Breweries. A Frankie & Benny's restaurant, alongside a Chiquitos, KFC and Subway have also recently opened. Education Harlescott's Secondary school was The Grange School, an 11 to 16 co-educational secondary school. It amalgamated with Sundorne School in 2016 into a split-site school known as Shrewsbury Academy. References Suburbs of Shrewsbury