Phil Sutters' photos with the keyword: UTC

This has been added to complete an old album about this conversion of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's former marine engineering workshops at Newhaven. Unfortunately this college never attracted enough students. Transferring from neighbouring comprehensive schools at 14 would require a high level of interest in engineering and applied sciences, so maybe that model was not appropriate for a small town setting. It is a shame as it was well equipt and achieved some creditable results, if its website is accurate.

This shot shows the current state of the UTC's development. The former engineering workshops on the left are still work in progress. The old carpentry workshop has been converted and there are portable buildings on the right, which I assume are being used as classrooms. There are more behind but I don't know how many are used by the students and how many are construction-related. The college has had an intake of Year 11 pupils, but the full range of courses won't be on offer until next September. The college's website is www.utc-harbourside.org

As it has been a time since I uploaded anything new in this album, perhaps I should explain that I am someone who passes this site most weeks and has been observing its progress from across the Sussex Ouse. There is a photographer who has been recording the buildings from the early stages, prior to the demolition of some buildings and the gutting of others. Her website is at www.carlottaluke.com/architecture-and-restoration/utecharbourside-renovation-project I am pleased to see Newhaven having new life being breathed into it by this college and by becoming the service base for the Rampion off-shore wind farm, which is being developed between Newhaven and Brighton.

This will be the college cafe and socializing area.

I have found some recent views of the inside at www.abandoned-derelict.co.uk/newhaven-locomotive-workshop-urbex 2016 this website has now been deleted or moved.

Other people were quicker off the mark - there are many internal views at www.abandoned-derelict.co.uk/newhaven-marine-engineering-workshop

The cast iron columns from the old engine sheds, seen here on the left, will be incorporated in the new building or redeployed in other local developments.

These will be refitted as workshops and laboratories for the engineering courses for 14 to 18 year-olds.