Access Guide
Introduction (Route Information)
- The route is from the NTU City Campus Bus Stop (Stop G1) on South Sherwood Street, to Burton Street, up past the Burton Street entrance to the Newton Building / Nottingham Conference Centre, to Goldsmith Street and along the front of the Newton Building to the main entrance to the Newton Arkwright Main Reception.
The distance of the route is approximately 250m and should take approximately 5 minutes.
There are easy slopes and ramps as part of the route by-passing steps.
The surface along the route includes concrete and stone paving.
The pavement may be congested on South Sherwood Street but is wide on Burton Street and Goldsmith Street.
There are no road crossings on this route. - The NTU City Campus Bus Stop, Stop G1, is served by the Bus route Go2 Uni 4 that links the University City and Clifton Campuses.
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Bus Stop G1 to Burton Street / Goldsmith Street Junction
- From the bus stop, with your back to the road turn left to go up Sherwood Street to the junction with Burton Street (about 30m) (photographs 1 to 4).
- There is a slight slope up for the full length.
- The paving is uneven with concrete slabs and the occasional raised inspection chamber.
- On the right is a low wall and on the left is a kerb to the street.
- Halfway up the path there is a road sign with two posts on the road side (photographs 5 and 6).
- As you approach Burton Street there are two telephone boxes on your right then a lamppost on the left (photographs 7 to 9).
- At Burton Street follow the pavement to right to go up the hill past the Newton Building up to Goldsmith Street (about 75m) (photographs 10 to 11).
- There is a slight slope up for the full length.
- The paving is uneven with concrete slabs and the occasional raised inspection chamber.
- There is textured paving across the pavement to mark a crossing to your left.
- Halfway up on the right the steps to the Burton Street entrance protrude from the wall on the left (photographs 12 to 15).
- On the right there is brown concrete paving to mark the entrance at the kerb edge.
- Past the steps the wall continues at the side of the ramp entrance to the building (photograph 16).
- The wall then gives way to a flower bed and shrubs up to the junction with Goldsmith Street (photograph 17 to 18).
- Continue up to the junction of Burton Street and Goldsmith Street.
- At the corner of the building there is a lamp post to the right and a signpost to the left (photograph 19).
- Pass through these to the junction of the paths.
- On the right is a sign for the university in front of shrubs (photograph 20) and ahead is a telephone box (photograph 21).
Burton Street / Goldsmith Street Junction to Newton Arkwright Main Reception
- At Goldsmith Street follow the pavement to right and keep to the right of the pavement to follow the building to the main entrance (about 100m) (photographs 1 to 2).
- There is a slight slope at first which then levels off.
- The paving is uneven with concrete slabs and the occasional inspection chamber.
- Keep to the right next to the building, with the flower bed on your right and keeping a line of trees to your left (photographs 3 to 4).
- There are raised metal gratings at the base of the trees with gravel.
- In front of the trees there are steps which then line the path on the left (photograph 5).
- At the end of the shrubs and flower bed the building stone wall becomes a glass wall as you approach the entrance (photographs 6 to 7).
- There are pillars in front of the glass wall.
- The entrance to the building is on your right, marked by a push pad post (photograph 8).
- Enter the building via the automatic door (photograph 9).
- The reception is directly ahead to the left (photograph 10).