A look around the inside of the New Building.

Our old friend the electricity cupboard is still in place. It shows the level of the old floor and how much the new building has been dug down to reduce the height.


















This large open space will be part of the dining room. It will seat well over 100 Boarders and also be used as the day-school canteen. It will be great to not have to travel up to Shooting Field for every meal any more!

Lighting wires, emergency lighting & alarm "armoured" cables and a sprinkler system!!
This will be part of the kitchen area with storage rooms, staff toilets & cooking equipment.
Looking back out across Bennetts' playground with the top of St. Andrew's church just visible.




















Stairs going up!




















The long corridor which will have study-bedroom off each side. The metal framework you can see will have the internal wall insulation mounted into them.







The wide corridor link between the two wings. On the right will be a kitchen for that floor and on the left one of the staff flats.








View from the middle floor out over Wykeham Lawn to the shed.









The back of one of the "Pods". Each study-bedroom will have a pod which provides en-suite shower, basin and toilet.










What will be Matron's flat viewed from above.

These bricks have flints set into them. When the concrete rendering is placed between them they look exactly like an old style flint wall.... of which there is a lot in Steyning. Very cunning!

The lift shaft... not really a lot else I can say really. :-)


One of the great views from the top floor. The trees in Steyning make a nice backdrop.






From the top floor in the direction of the Lower School... which you can see in the background.

View across to the other wing of the top floor.

Alan at the top of the building. There will be study-bedrooms in these eaves.

View out of a top floor bedroom window. The local library is just visible in the background. The grass on the left is "Wykeham" lawn. (Wykeham is one of the Girl's boarding houses.)

The stairs on the way down and out... ex(c)iting eh?

Pictures on Alan's office wall showing what the final build should be like. (You can see these better on the school website.)

Alan's office with a fine view of the building work out of the window.
















Thanks for showing me around Alan! The place is starting to look huge and impressive now!