Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- 1 Portsmouth Street is a small building with 5 floors.
- There is one staircase in the building.
- The floors are signed as Basement, Ground, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- There is internal step-free ramped access between 1 Portsmouth Street and Sheffield Street via an entrance on the third floor .
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- There is on-street Blue Badge Bay parking and on-street standard parking.
- The nearest underground station is Holborn.
- The nearest step-free train station is Charing Cross.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free via slight slopes.
- There is one stepped entrance into the building via a manual single door.
- The entrance is signed and named as 1 Portsmouth Street.
- The Accessible Entrance provides stepped access to the ground floor .
Getting Around
- There is stepped access throughout the building.
- There is a steep ramp with no handrails on the third floor.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having a shiny finish. .
- Wall mounted wayfinding signage is provided throughout the building .
- There are manual doors in some circulation corridors.
Parking
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
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On-street Parking
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- On-street designated Blue Badge parking and standard parking is available.
- The on-street designated Blue Badge parking bays are located on Portugal Street and Aldwych.
- The Blue Badge bays are signposted and have markings which are faded.
- The standard on-street bays are located on Aldwych.
Entrance
- This entrance is located on Sheffield Street.
- The approach to the entrance has bollards.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There is 1 step with no handrails.
- The step is unmarked.
- The height of the highest step is 15cm.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 130cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 76cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- The shared step-free toilet facilities are located on the second floor.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located immediately ahead through the entrance door.
- The Ground, 1, 2, 3 and 4 floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked 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 extends horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 18cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.