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Go Ahead Given to Demolish Former Berkshire County Council Offices

Go Ahead Given to Demolish Former Berkshire County Council Offices

Wokingham approves demolition of Shire Hall, brutalist office complex, to make way for Shinfield Park redevelopment. Go Ahead Given to Demolish Former Berkshire County Council Offices The Shire Hall office complex is at Shinfield Arms roundabout. It was Berkshire County Council’s offices before. The location is within Wokingham Borough Council’s area, and it’s technically inside…

Reading Memorial Bench To Be Reinstated After Redevelopment

Reading Memorial Bench To Be Reinstated After Redevelopment

A memorial bench for a Reading man, removed during site work, will be reinstated after redevelopment. Reading Memorial Bench To Be Reinstated After Redevelopment Shire Hall was built in Shinfield Park in 1981. It housed Berkshire County Council offices. Woodland and a small duck pond surround it. A bench exists to remember Chris Whitton, who…