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These modern offices are the UK headquarters of Watson Wyatt. The statue in the foreground is of the ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, who was born in 1919 in Deerings Road, Reigate.
©Ian Capper
Originally Reigate County School for Girls, it is now a sixth form college.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Close up of the coat of arms in the New Council Chamber (see [[2070845]]). Compare the coat of arms of the original Borough of Reigate (see [[2070835]]), 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.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.1km<br/>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 [[2070848]].
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Dist:0.1km<br/>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 [[2070834]]. 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.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Close up of the royal coat of arms in the window in [[2070828]].
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Dist:0.1km<br/>This is the window above the original Court House and Police Station entrance to the building, viewed from inside the building. See [[2070826]] for an exterior view of the entrance and [[2070829]] for a close up of the royal coat of arms depicted in the window.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Close up of one of the two original entrances to the building (see [[630757]]). 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 [[2070827]]. For a view of the window above the door, from inside the building, see [[2070828]].
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Former house, now offices. Behind it is No 9A, built in 2012 as eco-offices. In the background is the TV transmitter on Reigate Hill.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>A vertical shot of the entranceway to the old town hall building.
©Carl Ayling
Dist:0.1km<br/>Part of the window above the original Municipal Buildings entrance, depicting the arms of the original Borough of Reigate (see [[2070834]] for a photo of the whole window). The castle represents Reigate Castle (see [[1091363]]) 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 bc 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).
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.1km<br/>This is the window above the original Town Hall entrance to the building, viewed from inside the building. See [[2070830]] for a wider view of the window, [[2070827]] for an exterior view of the entrance and [[2070835]] for a close up of the arms of the original Borough of Reigate depicted in the window.
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.1km<br/>Close up of one of the two original entrances to the building (see [[630757]]). 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 [[2070826]]. For a view of the window above the door, from inside the building, see [[2070834]].
©Ian Capper
Dist:0.1km<br/>Former houses, recently converted to offices.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>A detail of the ornate plastered ceiling of the Old Council Chamber of Reigate Town Hall (see [[2070839]] for a wider view of part of the room). The frieze depicts young girls representing various public virtues and activities. Note also the ornate cornice.
©Ian Capper

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