Northampton's Nationwide will move into Abington Street - leaving the Drapery branch empty

Redevelopment work has begun to convert the former Select clothing shop in Abington Street into a new Nationwide.

However, it means the branch in Drapery will close and relocate to the new outlet.

There are currently no new applications on Northampton Borough Council's planning website for a new tenant to take over the empty branch in the Drapery.

A spokeswoman for Nationwide said: "Later this year, Nationwide will open a new flagship branch on Abington Street.

"The new branch will allow us to offer our members the very best face to face service, providing them with a place they can come to get the help and advice, or somewhere they can just pop in for a coffee and a chat.

"When we open on Abington Street we’ll move from the Drapery into the new branch. We’ll keep our members updated on our plans."