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Route From South Road to St Mary's College

Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE

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Summary

  • The route is from South Road to St Mary's College via Elvet Hill Road a distance of approximately 490m.
  • There are slight slopes along the route.
  • There are tarmac pavement surfaces along the route.
  • Along the route is the Elvet Hill Car Park and the entrance to Trevelyan College.

South Road to Elvet Hill Road

  • Cross South Road just before the crossing to Hollingside Lane.
  • There are traffic lights with a height of 104cm.
  • There are tactile drop kerbs on either side of the of the tarmac road.
  • The traffic lights and crossing are shown in photographs 1 - 3.
  • Turn left after crossing the road and head towards Elvet Hill Road.
  • The surface of the pavement is tarmac.
  • After a few metres from the crossing there is a section of tactile paving (photograph 4).
  • The distance from the crossing to Elvet Hill Road is approximately 80m along the tarmac pavement visible in photographs 5 - 9.

Elvet Hill Road to Trevelyan College Entrance

  • Turn right and head along Elvet Hill Road until you reach Trevelyan College.
  • The surface of the pavement is tarmac.
  • After approximately 50m after entering Elvet Hill Road there is a service road into a car park. This service road has tactile drop kerbs on either side (photographs 4, 5 and 6).
  • Keep going along the road. After about 70m it will veer right.
  • Due to the presence of a lamp post, there is a width of only 70cm as the road veers right (photograph 10).
  • Head along the path for another twenty metres and you will come across the access road in to Trevelyan College.
  • For the Trevelyan College - Main Building Access Guide please click here
  • The width of the pavement as you turn right is 90cm (photograph 12).

Trevelyan College to St Mary's College

  • Cross the Trevelyan College access road which has drop kerbs on either side (photographs 1 and 2).
  • After this continue along the road for approximately 250m until you reach the entrance road into St Mary's College.
  • The path is tarmac and very uneven in places.
  • The pavement has slight slopes towards road and going downhill along the pavement (photographs 3, 4, 5, 6 ,7 and 8).
  • There are some drop kerbs for drive ways and parking spots along the road. As shown in photograph 8.
  • Continue along the pavement (photographs 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) and St Mary's College will be on your right.