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Castlefield Road, REIGATE, RH2 2TH

Close up of one of the two original entrances to the building (see Image). This was the northern entrance (beyond the flags in the linked photo), giving access to what was once the police station and court house. 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 Court House and Police Station entrance to the building, viewed from inside the building. See Image for an exterior view of the entrance and Image for a close up of the royal coat of arms depicted in the window.

Close up of the royal coat of arms in the window in Image

The main staircase of Reigate Town Hall, formerly known as the Councillors' staircase. The balustrades are of Sicilian marble. For close up of the window, see Image The chairs are the original Mayor's Chair and Magistrate's Chair, supplied by the firm of Heal and Son when the building was opened in 1901. The memorial is to those who lost their lives in the Boer War and First and Second World Wars.

Converted from the previous Court Room, this is now the main chamber for Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. For close up of the coat of arms, see Image

Close up of the coat of arms in the New Council Chamber (see Image). Compare the coat of arms of the original Borough of Reigate (see Image), the area of which was expanded following local government reorganisation in 1974. Although based around the original arms (and its subsequent successor, a new set having been granted in 1951), including retention of the original motto, it had components added representing the new areas added to the Borough, namely Banstead to the north and Sidlow, Salfords and Horley to the south. See http://www.ngw.nl/int/gbr/r/reigateb.htm for full description. Note the arms of the original Borough in the Mayor's Chair, the top of which can be seen at the foot of the photo.

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. It was originally known as the Municipal Buildings, housing the Town Hall (which was in the nearest section of the building in this photo), the police station and court house (at the far end) and fire station (off the left of this photo - see Image). The police station is now in Reigate Road (see Image), having first moved to Cherchefelle (see Image) then, the courts are now in Hatchlands Road (see Image) and the fire station in Croydon Road (see Image), leaving the local council, now expanded from the original Borough of Reigate, as the sole occupant since 1974. The building is grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260489.

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. The building is grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260489.

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.

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. The building is grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260489. In the background are the North Downs between Colley Hill and Reigate Hill.