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Thursday 12 January 2012

Going, going . . .

Today I walked through Wycombe past the Salvation Army 'Church' (as it is slightly incongruously called these days) building. Then . . .
. . . then comes Black's, an outdoor clothing shop that has a sister branch in town.  It only had its staff in - no customers.  Its owner is now in administration.  Past a glass door to upstairs offices and next comes a boarded up shopfront that appears to have been long unoccupied.

After this is the remains (you have to look hard to see this) of a Box Clever shopfront which was also a furniture outlet for a short interim time. 

Then comes the Alexon Clothing shop - its closing down sale in full swing.

Next a large Toy Shop lies empty.  It has moved to another shopping centre.
You could buy a Subway sandwich next or a Kebab next door to that and then there is a bereft-looking charity shop where some other retailer had previously been.  Next to the Charity Shop is the former Officers Club shop.  Closed of course.

Then comes the old Burger King restaurant.  But that's closed.

Next to the old BK is a large shop that is so closed as to be untraceable as to its former owners though it now has pictures of local trees in.

First Choice is next.  That was a travel agent, though not any more.  Even though it belonged to the more successful of the UK's two main travel groups it has closed.

I suppose it's good news if the Salvation Army has any wish to expand into shopfronts . . .

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