Extract from The Changing Face Of Warminster by Wilfred Middlebrook, published in 1971:
Older still is the large brown stone establishment of Wilson and Kennard, a little further along; [the Market Place] a family grocery business founded in 1796. Still with coffee beans and a coffee grinder in the window, and the pleasing aroma of real coffee, this remains the only shop in the Market Place that can boast of personal service by counter hands – a reminder of the leisurely shopping methods of a bygone age. Other grocers have been compelled by the supermarkets to convert their shops into self-service emporiums but Wilson And Kennard still dispenses individual service, with a coffee lounge in the rear where customers can further relax.