The Monk on the Roundabout can be seen here. Behind him the Fairacres shopping centre is being demolished for redevelopment.
The AHF furniture store is the first to be torn apart by the demolition machines.
Homebase is empty and waiting …
The first half of the Fairacres Shopping centre was torn down and rebuilt a few years ago.
Over the road the Hilton Garden Inn reopened earlier this year after a major rebuild and is doing well . They provide a good place to stay and eat for people working at the Abingdon Business Park.
What is happening to the Upper Reaches old hotel building?
Perhaps the owners are hoping it becomes derelict, so that they can get permission to build flats. Just a thought.
Back in March (shortly before the local elections) the previous District Council said they were in negotiations about transferring the lease to a different hotel company, – we have heard no more since then. There are also other ideas being floated about interesting uses if it did become available. There is provision for a small number of flats on the site (6?) but thankfully the council seem to have resisted pressure for more: this is one of the few riverside amenity sites in the town and it would be terrible if it was handed over for residential use.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17495134.fresh-hope-upper-reaches-hotel-abingdon-could-open-again/