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It does have a pump. It does flood every now and then. We've got a stream at the back, so I guess it does hit the water table at some point. But, no, it's an unusual space and not something that people get to sort of see very often when you cover up the old... buildings in town.

Reigate it did have a swimming bath of course up top of Tunnell Road you know just opposite the council buildings but this was this was something rather different more of a Lido and 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 to build the internal walls and retain most of that original structure.

Reigate it did have a swimming bath of course up top of Tunnell Road you know just opposite the council buildings but this was this was something rather different more of a Lido and 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 to build the internal walls and retain most of that original structure.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. It's just a little bit.

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. It's just a little bit.

Yes, yes, it would have come in afterwards.

Yes, yes, it would have come in afterwards.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

Yeah, it certainly does. We are really proud to be based in Reigate. Funnily enough, our other offshoot in Croydon is in No. 1 Croydon, which is an iconic... known as the 50 pence a piece building next to East Croydon Station. So planning an architectural practice in these buildings really does.