I'm so pleased they've managed to blend old and new together without destroying two of the few decent historical buildings Forest Hill has. I'm glad Sydenham Soc were able to get the plans changed and we can keep some of the original charaqcter of forest hill. Sure there are better examples of Victorian archtecture but if you look around Forest Hill at the more 'modern' attempts (look at the flats next to the Leisure centre) they are usually dreadful. The initial plans for the pools were for a sprawling megolith with a block of high rise flats to boot. No doubt they'd have created a few retail outlets underneath for another nail bar/late night barbers/fried chicken shop too. If it wasn't for those trying to keep a bit of the Victorian character of Forest Hill, the Library would now be sitting on its own like Cinderella surrounded by hideously ugly sisters. For those who would rather not keep our heritage, perhaps you might consider a move to Milton Keynes?