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Castlefield Road, REIGATE, RH2 0SA

Former houses, recently converted to offices.

Reigate old fire station, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, now forms part of the Reigate & Banstead council offices complex

The old town hall in architectural splendour.

See Image for description of whole building. This section, at the southern end, was originally the Fire Station - it now houses the main entrance to the building. Beyond is the original Town Hall section of the main building, housing the old Council Chambers at first floor level.

One of the entrances to Reigate Town Hall, the offices of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Castlefield Road, dating from 1901. The building was designed by the architects Hugh Macintosh and Reginald Newman. For photo of the whole building, see Image Grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260489.

Close up of one of the two original entrances to the building (see Image). This was the southern entrance (to the left of the gateway in the linked photo), giving access to what was the part that was the Town Hall from outset. For a photo of the other entrance, see Image For a view of the window above the door, from inside the building, see Image

This is the window above the original Town Hall entrance to the building, viewed from inside the building. See Image for a wider view of the window, Image for an exterior view of the entrance and Image for a close up of the arms of the original Borough of Reigate depicted in the window.

Part of the window above the original Municipal Buildings entrance, depicting the arms of the original Borough of Reigate (see Image for a photo of the whole window). The castle represents Reigate Castle (see Image) and the shield above is that of William de Warenne who built the original Reigate Castle in the 11th century. The background to the arms is an oak tree. The motto "Never Wonne Ne Never Shall" refers to the victory of the men of Holmesdale over the Danes which supposedly took place in the late 9th century at a site between modern day Merstham and Redhill, known as Battlebridge. These arms were superseded by a new device in 1951 - see http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/surrey_ob.html#reigate%20bc for a depiction and description of both (if this link does not take you straight to the section headed "Reigate Borough Council", you will need to scroll down to it).

Late 1990s office block on Castlefield Road.

Set in the south wall of the Old Council Chamber, Reigate Town Hall (see Image for a wider view). Built of Caen Stone, it bears two dates - 1901 (twice) for the date of building of the Town Hall and 1863 for the date of incorporation of the original Borough of Rhegate. The arms are those of the original Borough - see Image for a full description. The figures in the arch are of seraphim.