Access Guide
Introduction
- The following is the route from the Coventry University Multi-Storey Car Park to the Whitefriars area of Coventry University main campus.
- The route includes Gosford Street, Jordan Wells and Whitefriars Street.
- The route is approximately 0.2 miles.
- The route takes approximately 8 minutes.
- There are some gradients along the route and some unmarked road crossings.
Multi-Storey Car Park to Gosford Street
- As you exit the Multi-Storey Car Park there is a crossing over the exit road to the car park.
- This crossing has dropped kerbs without tactile parking.
- Traffic here will come from the left (as shown in photographs 1, 2, 3 and 4).
- Once over this crossing you will need to cross over the service road for the Frederick Lanchester Building and William Morris Building.
- This crossing has dropped kerb.
- The dropped kerbs do not have tactile paving.
- Traffic can come from both directions (as shown in photographs 5 and 6).
- Once across this road, turn right and follow the pavement for approximately 15m (as shown in photograph 7) and 8).
- At the end of the pavement turn left to proceed along Gosford Street (as shown in photograph 9).
Gosford Street to Jordan Well
- Proceed ahead along Gosford Street.
- The street here is block paved.
- There is a long slight gradient upwards along this section.
- After approximately 45m you will come to an opening on your left which is for the William Morris Building, Frederick Lanchester Building, the Engineering and Computer Building and the Student Centre (as shown in photograph 6).
- On your right at this point is the Jaguar Building (as shown in photograph 8).
- Continue ahead and proceed under the ring road.
- After approximately 20m you will come to a bus stop on your right and a public car park on your left, proceed ahead (as shown in photographs 11 and 12).
- Once you are under the ring road you will come to the entrance for the public car park after approximately 8m (as shown in photograph 14).
- The crossing for the car park entrance is level.
- Traffic could come from both directions.
- Proceed ahead and passed the Oak Inn on your left after approximately 15m (as shown in photograph 17)
- Here there is another car park entrance.
- This crossing is level and traffic could come from both directions.
- Continue ahead to the junction with Whitefriars Street.
- The crossing here is level (as shown in photograph 20).
- There are no road markings at this junction.
- Traffic could come from both directions.
- Once over the junction proceed ahead along Jordan Well.
Jordan Well to Earl Street
- Proceed ahead along Jordan Well.
- There is long, continuous, slight slope upwards along this section.
- The flooring along this section is mainly block paving.
- After approximately 15m you will pass the Ellen Terry Building on your left (as shown in photograph 4).
- Continue along Jordan Well for another 15m and you will then pass the Richard Crossman Building on your left (as shown in photograph 5).
- At this point there is a zebra crossing on your right which leads to the Hub.
- You do not need to use this crossing.
- Continue straight ahead along Jordan Well.
- After approximately 30m you will come to the junction with Much Park Street.
- This crossing is level.
- There is tactile paving at this crossing.
- There are no road markings at this crossing.
- Traffic could come from both directions (as shown in photographs 9 and 10).
- Once over this crossing continue straight ahead.
Earl Street to Sports Centre
- Once you have crossed Whitefriars Street, turn left and proceed ahead.
- The path here is a combination of block paving and tarmac.
- As you proceed ahead you will come to Whitefriars on you right (as shown in photograph 4).
- Continuing ahead the path narrows to 125cm.
- Continue ahead a further 30m and you will come to the Sports Centre on your right.
Earl Street to Richard Crossman Building
- Once across Whitefriars Street, continue ahead.
- The surface here is block paved.
- There is a slight gradient upwards on the path.
- After approximately 20m you will come to the Ellen Terry Building on your left (as shown in photograph 3).
- Continue ahead a further 25m and you will come to the Richard Crossman Building on your left.