Norwich House

Norwich House as one of the Park Houses lies somewhere in the middle bracket of Univesity accomodation, cheaper than all of the newer accomodation, but more expensive than areas like Park Village.
I found Norwich House just to be a bit bland, the design of the building breaks up the floor and therefore damages the ability for people to get to know each other. Part of the charm of University housing is that feeling of living on top of all the other tenants, but you don’t really get that here, it’s actually the opposite.
Norwich House is more well known for being the building that hosts the University radio station URF.

This one’s for all the students, prospective students and parents of [prospective] students out there.
Norwich House was my home for the first 9 months of my university life and I loved it. I mean, the place didn’t make a difference so much; it was all about the great people I met and all that jazz.
I liked Norwich House though. It sits in a commandeering position atop a hill on campus. It is so massive and commandeering that many people curiously don’t know where it actually is, or that it even exists for that matter! I did however and my goodness I am glad it did.
The whole University of Sussex campus has this red brick, sixties architecture that initially made me feel depressed, but now I look back on with a nostalgic tear in my eye. Norwich House was no different, with the red brick them even extending to the interior communal and corridor spaces. The centre of the building is a grassy courtyard, which is nice to wake up to in the morning and makes a contrast to the unnatural mess created inside the rooms of the halls. Behind the building is unspoilt Sussex countryside, complete with cows and rabbits.
The facilities are fine, with shared kitchens and bathrooms between 12 – 13 students, sinks in each room and internet facilities. The kitchens are small and the bathrooms very basic, but the corridor setup is an invitation to socialise, which is always good.
Despite its inadequacies, Norwich House holds a place dear in my heart, so any student, or parent of a student that may be considering Sussex and is looking at accommodation then Sussex gets a thumbs up from me!