Thank you Alexis. I would certainly be interested to hear the case and the possibilities of what could be done to maintain some of the existing architecture and if it could be presented to the council as cost effective.

People say 'the wheels are in motion' but are they really if the build won't begin until 2009? If the project for a rebuild is going out to tender then why can this not include a quote based on maintaining the original facade?

I do however also agree with 'thenutfield' that the pool building isn't THE most beautiful creation ever designed. If the new designs do indeed look classy and beautiful in a modern way (like the Horniman extension) then that would be preferable to a half hearted 'facelift' job.

For me it all comes down to what the new plans look like. If they look like a pile of c**p then we would definitely need to apply more pressure on the council.

In the meantime, yes, it would be great to hear from any experts in the design and building fields.