▁club house ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁that ▁season , ▁the ▁club ▁field ed ▁four ▁sides ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁XV ▁compet ing ▁in ▁London ▁ 3 ▁( Level ▁ 7 ). ▁ ▁Without ▁facilities , ▁the ▁club ▁lost ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁playing ▁base . ▁The ▁club ▁pl um met ed ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁le agues ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁H ert s / M idd les ex ▁North ▁ 3 ▁( Level ▁ 1 1 ), ▁ful fill ing ▁its ▁fi xt ures ▁on ▁an ▁inter mitt ent ▁basis ▁and ▁often ▁playing ▁without ▁a ▁full ▁complement ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁players . ▁The ▁club ▁had ▁no ▁changing ▁rooms ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁facilities ▁of ▁the ▁Le a ▁Valley ▁Row ing ▁Club . ▁Post - match ▁hospital ity ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁The ▁Sw an ▁Public ▁House . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁managed ▁to ▁reverse ▁its ▁decl ine ▁through ▁good ▁rec ruit ment , ▁player ▁enthus ias m ▁and ▁the ▁un wa ver ing ▁commit ment ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁committee . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 / 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 / 0 6 ▁season ▁saw ▁the ▁club ▁ful fill ▁every ▁fi xture . ▁ ▁Building ▁on ▁this ▁progress , ▁the ▁club ▁won ▁H ert s / M idd les ex ▁North ▁ 3 ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁promoted ▁to ▁Level