Written by Unknown on 03 December 2000.
On the downs to the west of Lewes, just east of the old racecourse. In the corner of a field beside a caravan.
OPEN Three of the four corner compound fence posts survive. All surface features remain intact with a little flaking of the green paint, The earth cover around the post has been removed leaving both shafts standing on 8 courses of bricks. The BPI pipe has gone and the FSM pipe stands 5' high. On the ventilation shaft one both louvers are missing and one of the holes has been filled with concrete. The top of the access shaft has been reconstructed and a new larger hatch (Torlift) fitted. The hatch is open. Internally the post has been stripped of all original artifacts with only a mattress remaining. It is being used to store junk including numerous items of hi fi equipment. The walls have been partly painted black. In the autumn of 2000 a planning application to build a bungalow on the sites was turned down but the owners of the old racecourse are appealing. If the application is granted it is intend to retain the monitoring room as a cellar.
Opened in 1960 and closed in 1991.
Written by Ned Jacobs on 01 September 2026.
The post is situated in a small area of overgrown trees and shrubs making it somewhat difficult to access. some of the original compound concrete fence posts remain in the undergrowth, the caravan and surrounding farm junk are long gone and the surrounding brambles have taken over. The Torlift type hatch sits ajar just enough to keep it open but protect the inside from the weather. on further inspection the two large springs on the hatch mechanism are not attached to the lid anymore meaning it props itself open but is noticeably heavy to lift.
Internally the post smells damp but has no noticeable water ingress. No original ROC artefacts seem to remain apart from a bunk bed mattress and a rare Torlift hatch security grid propped on the wall near the door to the monitoring room, suggesting this post had issues with security whilst operational. At some point after closure, it would appear the post was modified to use as a grow room of some kind, with new electrics wired in, flexible ventilation ducts coming from the toilet cupboard vent into the monitoring room and electric fans. some of the walls have been painted black. the monitoring room is full of assorted 90s/00s household and garage items such as car stereos and a box of plugs, a few tiles or clay plant pots have been thrown down the access shaft and have smashed onto the floor.
A replica GZI pinhole camera was seen on the external mount as a photography project, another of these was seen on the Horsham post when visited later in the month. I have left a small visitors book inside the post for interested parties to sign.
Visited 26th January and 1st September 2026
