Crowtree Leisure Centre Comes Crashing Down
At the heart of Sunderland once stood a massive leisure centre, in its time was the biggest indoor leisure centre in Europe.
With its simple design and stainless steel panels it always a focal point for many people.
But, it was always going to be in the road if ever the city centre was to be redeveloped.
Anyone remember when it opened in 1977?
Anyone remember how many times parts of the roof were blown off by high winds lol.
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Crowtree Leisure Centre Comes Crashing Down
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Re: Crowtree Leisure Centre Comes Crashing Down
I remember Prince Charles and the opening ceremony.
I did go to the ice rink there a few times also but going round and round an ice rink I found a bit boring lol
Shame its gone but maybe we can extend the Bridges shopping centre and stop others doing out of town shopping centres.
If its like the Vaux episode though, that land in Sunderland City Centre will lay derelict for years.
I did go to the ice rink there a few times also but going round and round an ice rink I found a bit boring lol
Shame its gone but maybe we can extend the Bridges shopping centre and stop others doing out of town shopping centres.
If its like the Vaux episode though, that land in Sunderland City Centre will lay derelict for years.
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Many a happy time spent at Crowtree Leisure Centre for me and the family. The ice rink was great. Who will ever forget their first day on the ice lol
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I went with my mate at the time and was falling all ower the placeJools wrote:Many a happy time spent at Crowtree Leisure Centre for me and the family. The ice rink was great. Who will ever forget their first day on the ice lol
Mind you it felt good when I got the nack
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It got a bit dusty when some of the big bits came crashing down. I hope there was no asbestos floating around.Gibbsy wrote:Theres dust all ower the shop
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It really needed a move because the shops should come first. In its day Crowtree may have been a goo leisure centre but it was right in the middle of town and to be honest it was in the way of progress.
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I am sad to see Crowtree being flattened surely they don't have to knock everything down in the name of progress?
Sunderland has lost many an iconic building over the years.
Sunderland has lost many an iconic building over the years.
I might have the day off today!