Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- Glebe House is a small building with 2 floors.
- There is 1 main staircase within the building.
- The floors are signed as ground and first.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- The nearest parking is located opposite St Martin's Priory or there is a staff car park located to the rear of the Priory Cottages.
- The nearest train station is Canterbury East.
- The nearest bus station is Canterbury Bus Station.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free via slight and steep slopes.
- There is step-free access via slight and steep slopes from the staff car park.
There is step-free access via steep slope from North Holmes Road. - There are two entrances into the building, the most accessible entrance is located at the front of the building and the alternative stepped entrance is located at the rear of the building. Both entrances have single manual doors and give access to the ground floor.
- The entrance at the front is signed as 'Glebe House - School of Law, Criminal Justice and Policing'.
The entrance at the rear is signed as 'Glebe House - School of Law, Criminal Justice and Computing'. - The front entrance provides step-free access via slight ramp to the ground floor.
- The rear entrance provides stepped access to the ground floor.
The approach to the rear entrance is step-free level but may have uneven surfaces.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access to the ground floor of the building only, the first floor is accessed by stairs.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and even, with carpet.
- There is a resting area on the first floor which includes a chair without armrests.
- There is a floor plan available at the main entrance. There is no wayfinding signage available.
- There are no manual doors in any circulation corridors. There are narrow walkways throughout the ground and first floor of the building.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- The gender inclusive step-free toilet facilities are located on the ground floor of the building, however this is a staff only toilet.
- The male and female toilet facilities are located on the first floor of the building.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is ramped and stepped access at the entrance.
- The ramp has a slight gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with no handrails.
- There is 1 step with no handrails.
- The steps are unmarked.
- The height of the step is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 6cm.
- There is a bell at a height of 128cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 77cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located immediately to the right as you enter the building.
- The ground and first floor can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 14 steps between floors.
- The steps have some clear markings and have a handrail on the right going up.
- The handrail is not easy to grip.
- The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrail does not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 20cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Standard Toilet Facilities
- The male and female standard toilet facilities were surveyed.
- The toilets are located on the first floor of the building.
- The distance from the top of the stairs is 6m.
- The most accessible route has steps and narrow walkways.
- There is step-free level access into the toilets.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door opens outwards and has a high visual contrast.
- The width of the door opening is 69cm.
- Internally the door has a high visual contrast.
- There are no ambulant toilet facilities available.
- There is a wash basin, a wall mounted soap dispenser and a wall mounted towel dispenser available.
- The wash basin has a twist/turn tap.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.