SOME readers will remember the previous incarnations of seafront casino the Genting Club as a leisure centre and nightclub.

Those with very long memories may even remember an open-air swimming pool on its site in Westcliff.

Reporter David Trayner stepped through a time warp for an exclusive look beneath the casino and found the past perfectly preserved under a layer of dust.

  • Full feature, interviews and pictures in today's Echo. Watch a video of the tour below.