TEDDINGTON SOCIETY COMPLAINS ABOUT HIGH STREET SHOP FRONTS
The Teddington Society is complaining to Marks & Spencer in the High Street about its ‘bleak frontage’ following its recent upgrade, it was revealed today.
“All of the windows on the street frontage are now covered with black vinyl and the window frames are also black.
“We understand the desire for images to promote the store’s produce but the building was designed to fit in with the heritage buildings in the High Street and the unremitting black detracts from the window frame details and the overall look of the site.”
The Society’s planning group revealed it had also written to the Head Office of Sainsbury’s to ask that the “‘exterior of the Sainsbury store in the High Street which is looking shabby, is redecorated.”
The group has also asked the architects of the new proposed plans for the old HSBC site at 42 High Street to make ‘small changes to be made to be more sympathetic to the fine parade of shops at 10-36 High Street.’
It says: “Like most residents we are very keen to see this derelict site improved. We submitted an observation rather than objecting to or supporting the design.”
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