Mondial Miscellanea

Mondial House: Miscellanea

Mondial ISC, switching calls for Europe, used to occupy part of the 3rd and the entire 4th floor of the building.

In the late 1990s, BT Openworld moved into the vacated floors and this was a typical office layout before the refurbishment was undertaken.

Photo: BT Openworld, 4th floor © Mark Rippingale 1999.

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Overview

With most of the TXK2 switches removed, the empty floors of Mondial were throwbacks to the 1970s; vast spaces with no place in the current decade (1990).

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Mondial Miscellanea.

The Canteen

The Staff Restaurant (as it was then called) on the 7th floor, catered for all of the engineers and operating staff. Seen here at the opening are (L to R) Ron Calfe, Peter Clarke, Fern Mason and Pat Hastings.

Photo: Mondial Staff Restaurant © John Burt.

Empty Floors

	With the light shining in from the Thames, the vast scale of the floor can be realised. Marks on the floor are the only evidence to show where the switching arrays once stood. The cooling plant ductwork is clearly visible at ceiling level. And the brightly coloured pillars harken back to the mid 1980s. Photo: Mondial House, 4th floor © Mark Rippingale 1999.
	Bold colours of orange and yellow date the bulky pillars with open covers revealing the services running between the floors. Again you can appreciate the scale of the building. Photo: Mondial House © Mark Rippingale 1999.
	The old power supply units were one of the last items to be removed... Photo: Mondial House © Mark Rippingale 1999.

BT Openworld

	In the late 1990s, BT Openworld moved into the vacated floors... A diamond drill was used to cut a hole through to link the 3rd and 4th floors with a connecting staircase. Photo: BT Openworld, 4th floor showing stairway to 3rd © Light Straw 2001.

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