Jon, 48, academic

I live immediately opposite the entrance to Kentish Town Baths, in Grafton Road - I go swiming there most mornings at 7am. A bunch of the same folks show up, some walking there in bathrobe and slippers - it's local. It is also usedby swimming clubs, "evicted" from Swiss Cottage - do we believe that any redevelopment would be finished ever (or in a decent time frame) ? No, frankly Swiss Cottage and the Roundhouse indicate to me that the best thing to do can only be to refurbish the baths as is.

The Victorians built these - they've lasted 105 years - 17M pounds is cheap (put it in perspective, it is 500 pounds a day investment) - are we really saying that the Council needs this many flats in this area (just up the road from the large estates on Castlehaven road) more than a beautiful, interesting and healthy resource such as these pools? I am deeply unimpressed by the Council's proposals and discussion, and as a Camden resident since 1957, resent their lack of long term vision.