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Spencer

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505 total appearances

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The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

One of the central rooms now, again, you can see that original wall that they, you know, it would have been a large space to actually fill in this void. So they obviously just realised that it's more, probably more cost effective to build the internal walls and retain most of that original structure.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

But it also... I think they may have used it as a firing range. So we can hear the offices above. Yes, absolutely, yeah. Yeah, we'd better not linger too long down here, otherwise... Keep talking so I don't pick up their conversation. No, no, no. But it's been used for a mix of different uses down here over time, and like I say, it's always intrigued us ever since we came in.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

But it also... I think they may have used it as a firing range. So we can hear the offices above. Yes, absolutely, yeah. Yeah, we'd better not linger too long down here, otherwise... Keep talking so I don't pick up their conversation. No, no, no. But it's been used for a mix of different uses down here over time, and like I say, it's always intrigued us ever since we came in.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

So all the buildings on the periphery are those original, and they're shown in those photographs that you shared with us. Right. So the changing rooms are now converted into store buildings, which is, again, another bit of history that's still there, but really, to those who wander by, wouldn't really understand what was there before.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

So all the buildings on the periphery are those original, and they're shown in those photographs that you shared with us. Right. So the changing rooms are now converted into store buildings, which is, again, another bit of history that's still there, but really, to those who wander by, wouldn't really understand what was there before.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

I moved into Reigate and started working for Brian 25 years ago, but we didn't move in until sort of three or so years ago here. And obviously we're shown down here and thought it was incredible when we saw it really, to be honest, it's quite unusual. And everyone wondered why Paul House or why the name. And obviously that just sort of put two and two together, really. It was a nice revelation.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

I moved into Reigate and started working for Brian 25 years ago, but we didn't move in until sort of three or so years ago here. And obviously we're shown down here and thought it was incredible when we saw it really, to be honest, it's quite unusual. And everyone wondered why Paul House or why the name. And obviously that just sort of put two and two together, really. It was a nice revelation.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

And again, followed up with the email from you as well, which provided some of those photographs as well. So we've got a nice little bit of history collected. Well, there you go. Well, again, it's just a little bit.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

And again, followed up with the email from you as well, which provided some of those photographs as well. So we've got a nice little bit of history collected. Well, there you go. Well, again, it's just a little bit.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

Yes, yes, it would have come in afterwards.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

Yes, yes, it would have come in afterwards.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

Perfect. So these were original... These were original buildings on the outside, so you can see the entrances here.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

Perfect. So these were original... These were original buildings on the outside, so you can see the entrances here.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

The sense of the curve here of the building that was built around the edge of the pool would have gone in that direction. some way, under the building, possibly under the road as well.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

The sense of the curve here of the building that was built around the edge of the pool would have gone in that direction. some way, under the building, possibly under the road as well.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

They were certainly in the photographs of that that we've got on file.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

They were certainly in the photographs of that that we've got on file.

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

Yeah, it certainly does. We are really proud to be based in Reigate. And funnily enough, our other offshoot in Croydon is in number one Croydon, which is an iconic, known as the 50 pence piece building next to East Croydon Station. So being an architectural, planning an architectural practice in these buildings really does

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

Yeah, it certainly does. We are really proud to be based in Reigate. And funnily enough, our other offshoot in Croydon is in number one Croydon, which is an iconic, known as the 50 pence piece building next to East Croydon Station. So being an architectural, planning an architectural practice in these buildings really does

The Planet Reigate Podcast
69a: *Extra Episode - The (Full) Story Of Bancroft Road, Reigate

provide a little bit of inspiration and certainly the heritage as well, looking at the history, looking at the way the town was shaped before we arrived and how it moves forward is always interesting.