Ancient Mariner
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Visited with Sneaky Fox
Sussex House was a stereotypical 1960s concrete office block built around the time that Crawley became a ‘new town’
It was constructed with a bingo hall underneath, and adjacent to a café and AMF Crawley Bowl, all buildings being joined to form one large complex with parking at the rear.
Sussex House was multi–let over the years by many companies, including Ordnance Survey and HM Revenue & Customs, the latter being the last tenants to leave.
I have had my eye on Sussex House for ages, but access was pretty much impossible – until demolition began. Although we were not fully kitted up for a proper explore it was one of those rare circumstances where access was possible and security were not yet resident on site. We made our way in with the aim of making it to the roof:
Sussex House:
Front elevation (showing roof access door):
Rear elevation:
The Bingo hall below:
Into Sussex House - empty open plan office:
Going up! Another open plan office:
View from the window – Bingo hall below, AMF Bowl at top behind sub-station
Another floor:
Ordnance Survey:
Out on the roof: Crawley post office ahead (orange building) and Crawley College tower in the distance:
Another roof shot inclusive seagull footprints (who were now circling me) along with Crawley hospital in the background:
Looking along the roof:
Back down for a quick look at AMF Bowl
Bowl price list:
Bowl Kitchen:
Explorers view of the bowl:
Sadly now demolition of all buildings is well underway.
RIP Sussex House / Crawley AMF.
Sussex House was a stereotypical 1960s concrete office block built around the time that Crawley became a ‘new town’
It was constructed with a bingo hall underneath, and adjacent to a café and AMF Crawley Bowl, all buildings being joined to form one large complex with parking at the rear.
Sussex House was multi–let over the years by many companies, including Ordnance Survey and HM Revenue & Customs, the latter being the last tenants to leave.
I have had my eye on Sussex House for ages, but access was pretty much impossible – until demolition began. Although we were not fully kitted up for a proper explore it was one of those rare circumstances where access was possible and security were not yet resident on site. We made our way in with the aim of making it to the roof:
Sussex House:
Front elevation (showing roof access door):
Rear elevation:
The Bingo hall below:
Into Sussex House - empty open plan office:
Going up! Another open plan office:
View from the window – Bingo hall below, AMF Bowl at top behind sub-station
Another floor:
Ordnance Survey:
Out on the roof: Crawley post office ahead (orange building) and Crawley College tower in the distance:
Another roof shot inclusive seagull footprints (who were now circling me) along with Crawley hospital in the background:
Looking along the roof:
Back down for a quick look at AMF Bowl
Bowl price list:
Bowl Kitchen:
Explorers view of the bowl:
Sadly now demolition of all buildings is well underway.
RIP Sussex House / Crawley AMF.