Regarding the building, in general lewisham build stuff like this:    

or this:

   
New flats generally now look like this:

   
Or this:

   

Laban centres are not very common (and the laban centre didn't have much to do with Lewisham, most funding came from the arts council). At a time when most sports spending is going to the olympics, I would suggest that cost is a major proviso in the replacement/renovation of the pools.

Think how much money the council has already spent on meetings and bottled water!