A computer generated image of Middle Street in the new Parkway shopping centre currently under construction in Newbury. The view is looking north towards the proposed new Debenhams store. Debenhams are being paid £4 Million to relocate from their current site in the Kennet Shopping Centre. The new shopping centre was due to open in time for Christmas 2010, but rumours persist that the project is behind schedule and may not open until the Summer of 2011.
Middle Street? What another missed opportunity. A local competition to name these streets would have taken our attention away from the massive disruption and 20 week delay. Doh!
Hang on, there's one chap on the right, there. And is that another beneath the E of Debenhams?
I can see it now ... a sign saying "Only two males at a time in this street" like they do in sweet shops. Actually there are 4 male figures in that image
'They' seem eager to promote the idea that the expected pedestrians will be relatively young and slim.
They are of course the local, trendy, middle class, big spenders. No sign of a Poundland and its associated shoppers in Middle Street thank you very much. Oh, no pensioners allowed either, cluttering up the exclusive shops with their electric scooters.
They are of course the local, trendy, middle class, big spenders. No sign of a Poundland and its associated shoppers in Middle Street thank you very much. Oh, no pensioners allowed either, cluttering up the exclusive shops with their electric scooters.
No none of that, but wait ... I think I can hear the sound of bagpipes
Think about it.....(maybe WBC hoped we woldn't notice) but the ONLY time the street will be as well lit as this will be just before dawn, or right at the end of the day, when the shops are shut. Most of the rest of the day the southern side will cast it's shadow over the whole street. It will not be bright and sunny, it will just be a larger version of Jack Street, or the alleyway beside the Corn Exchange.
Another misleading 'artists impression'. Think about it.....(maybe WBC hoped we woldn't notice) but the ONLY time the street will be as well lit as this will be just before dawn, or right at the end of the day, when the shops are shut. Most of the rest of the day the southern side will cast it's shadow over the whole street. It will not be bright and sunny, it will just be a larger version of Jack Street, or the alleyway beside the Corn Exchange.
They are of course the local, trendy, middle class, big spenders. No sign of a Poundland and its associated shoppers in Middle Street thank you very much. Oh, no pensioners allowed either, cluttering up the exclusive shops with their electric scooters.
Yes - The Oracle Parkway will cater for the young, sexy, rich people only. The old, the poor and the aesthetically disadvantaged will be restricted to The Broad Street Mall Kennet Shopping.
Yes - The Oracle Parkway will cater for the young, sexy, rich people only. The old, the poor and the aesthetically disadvantaged will be restricted to The Broad Street Mall Kennet Shopping.
Sounds good to me. Any chance all the moaners could stay away too? Nevermind, they all shop in Andover anyway (or so they tell us).
Another observation is that there are no gangs of hoody wearing youths loitering anywhere - if this is a true generated view of the future then I for one am looking forward to the completion date.
Another observation is that there are no gangs of hoody wearing youths loitering anywhere - if this is a true generated view of the future then I for one am looking forward to the completion date.
I think that once things step into the real world then that will change.
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