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Thursday, May 11, 2017
NEWBURY VISION2026CONFERENCE
Bus station ‘sympathetic’
to its historic location
THESE images show what the
Wharf will look like when the new
bus station is built in Newbury.
As part of the Market Street redevel-
opment, flats will be built on the exist-
ing bus station site.
The current area in the Wharf is for
coach parking, but this will be
replaced with seven stands for buses to
use.
The concept designs, created by
Newbury-based architect Sutton Grif-
fin, were shown at the Newbury Vision
conference at the Corn Exchange last
week.
West Berkshire Council’ s project
manager, Jon Winstanley, said at the
meeting: “This will provide a public
transport interchange at the heart of
the town, so we think that’s a good
thing.
“It is in a key and historic location,
so the design needed to be sympathetic
to its surroundings and needed to
mirror the local architecture, ie the
library and museum.”
Mr Winstanley added that the
current view “does not provide an
overwhelming gateway to this impor-
tant area of the town”.
The work is scheduled to start in
late autumn.
Proposed newterminalttheWharfwillprovide anenhanced gateway totown
Thecurrent view from thesouth oftheproposed bus
station
Thecurrent view from thenorth oftheproposed bus
station
How thenewbusstation willlook from thesouthern
approach
How thenewbusstation willlook from thenorthern
approach
Report by DANCOOPER
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How themainentrance tothenorthern sideofthestation would look
Themainentrance toNewburystation islooking a ‘little tired’
£6m facelift for railway site
THIS is what Great Western
Railway architects envisage
Newbury train station will
look like after £6m worth of
improvements are made.
The revamp of the station will
look at environmental improve-
ments and enhancements, as
well as possibly widening
Station Road to provide addi-
tional parking.
The plans could also include
improved bus stops, a taxi facil-
ity and a possible pedestrian
link over the station.
West Berkshire Council’ s
projects manager Jon Winstan-
ley said: “This scheme has been
allocated by the Thames Valley
Local Enterprise Partnership
through the growth fund.
“The intention is to improve
access and provide a gateway to
Newbury.
“The building is looking a
little bit tired on the south side
and the view from the north is
not a particularly attractive
entrance to the town. ”
Depending on how the adja-
cent Market Street development
progresses, the station improve-
ments could be delivered by
2021.
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