Driving from London to Gloucester yesterday we passed a sign to "The Oracle".?

Question

Whicht oracle lives there and is worthy of such official looking road signs?

Answer 1

The Oracle is a large indoor shopping and leisure mall located on the banks of the River Kennet in central Reading, UK. It takes its name from a seventeenth century workhouse that once occupied part of the site built by funds from a local man John Kendrick.

The centre contains 90 shops, including department stores from the Debenhams and House of Fraser chains. A third and larger department store, John Lewis, is adjacent to the Minster Street entrance to the mall (although this is not part of the centre itself). There are also 22 restaurants, cafés and bars along the riverside of the Kennet, and a 10 screen Vue cinema.

Although now well-respected and appreciated by local residents, the Oracle caused local controversy when first opened. The landlords of the Oracle refused flatly to sell any lots to local independent firms, even if they could afford the asking price, citing image devaluation and walk-through trade. It was also claimed that the local government sold large sections of the available retail space in the town to Wetherspoons and other pub chains, to force retailers into the Oracle and ensure it was filled. No absolute evidence of this was produced. The Oracle is widely considered to be a step in Reading's transformation into a clone town. On the other hand, many of the stores within the Oracle did not previously exist in Reading and have substantially improved its status as a shopping destination. This brings more people into the town centre where they shop on the high street, or visit other attractions such as Reading Central Library and the Museum of Reading. The Oracle also provides two large car parks providing 2,300 spaces with access to the town, which was desperately needed by the town centre prior to its opening, however due to Reading's commuter town status car parking fees are high and a full days shopping can have a surprising hidden expense at the end.

Answer 2

I have often wondered this myself, as i've passed the sign many times.

I was thinking maybe the Oracle from the Matrix perhaps

Answer 3

you wont find an oracle in Gloucester but
you will find an above average quantity of Idiots...

Answer 4

do you like own adventure? Or often? often: On a wooded pew at church. own adventure: i grew to become into pregnant and having a gathering at church with the Pastor and my niece and sister in regulation, properly..... toddler shifted and apparently there grew to become right into a substantial gasoline bubble in my colon and that i enable one rip. i did not attempt to do this!!! the toddler only moved. i grew to become into mortified. It does not have been undesirable if it grew to become into silent, yet NOOOOO!!!! It had to be loud! :P for sure, we moved and located a clean church. Hee hee hee......