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Route from The Lanyon Building to McClay Library

Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN

Access Guide

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Introduction

Outside Access (Main Entrance - Front)

  • Entrance View
    • This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.
    • There is ramped/sloped or stepped access at this entrance.
    • The main door(s) open(s) away from you (push).
    • The door(s) is / are double.
    • The door(s) is / are permanently held open (at the time of the survey).
    • The width of the door opening is 216cm (7ft 1in).
  • Second Set of Doors View
    • There is a second set of doors.
    • The door(s) open(s) away from you (push).
    • The door(s) is / are double.
    • The door(s) is / are permanently held open (at the time of the survey).
    • The width of the door opening is 130cm (4ft 3in).
  • Ramp/Slope View
    • There is a ramp/slope at this entrance.
    • The ramp/slope is located either side of the entrance.
    • The ramp or slope does bypass the step(s).
    • The ramp/slope gradient is slight.
    • The ramp is permanent.
    • There is not a level landing at the top of the ramp.
    • The ramp does not have handrails.
  • Step(s) View
    • There is a / are step(s) at this entrance.
    • The step(s) is / are located in front of the entrance.
    • There is / are 2 step(s) to access the entrance.
    • There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the step(s).
    • The step(s) is / are clearly marked.
    • The step(s) is / are shallow (2cm - 10cm).
    • The steps do not have handrails.

Head Through The Lanyon Building to The Quadrangle

  • Please see the Lanyon Building guide for access information. Once you are at the front of the Lanyon Building, enter via the ramp to the right of the entrance and begin to head straight to the rear of the main foyer area. There is a smooth and level tiled floor throughout the foyer area. After roughly 16 metres, you will have two exits, one on either side of you.
  • Exit the building via the doors on your right hand side. These doors open automatically away from you via push pad and have a width of 110cm (Photograph 4) just beyond the doors is a very slight slope going downwards (Photograph 5).
  • Once you have exited the building, there is a cloistered path that leads you along to a slight slope on your left hand side which exits the cloistered are and leads you onto the centre of the campus (the Quadrangle) as shown in photograph 8.

Quadrangle to the New Physics Building

  • Continue along the path for 30 metres, leading towards the middle of the campus, there is a slight ramp with handrails on either side heading down as you continue along the path.
  • There is a smooth slabbed surface which does have some areas that are uneven.
  • Once you have reached the bottom of the ramp, there is an opening on the right hand side which leads through the joining of the Lanyon Building and the Old Physics Building. Head through the opening for 20 metres until you come to the end of the walkway and the New Physics Building is directly ahead of you.
  • At this point the path is level and changes from a slabbed to a bock paved surface.

New Physics Building to the Mathematics and Physics Teaching Centre

  • Once you're in front of the New Physics Building, turn left and begin to head down the slight hill leading down to the teaching centre and the library.
  • There are bollards at the top of the hill which have a width of 240 cm. The hill has a slight gradient and a smooth block paved surface. Along the hill, roughly every 10 metres there is a bench.
  • Follow the hill down for roughly 40 metres, at which point you will come to a second set of bollards which have a width of 120cm. This is also the point in which the hill becomes level. Continue along the path for another 15 metres and you will now be looking directly at the library with the teaching centre on your left hand side.

Teaching Centre to the McClay Library

  • Follow the path along for 25 metres, passing the teaching centre on your left hand side. At this point the path begins to incline and has a slight gradient. This hill lasts for roughly 20 metres before it levels out. Carry along this path until you reach the top of the hill.
  • At this point, the McClay Library is right in front of you. Continue towards the building, passing through yet more bollards, which have a width of 120cm.
  • Please see the McClay Library guide for more access information.

Outside Access (Main Entrance)

  • Entrance View
    • This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.
    • There is ramped/sloped access at this entrance.
    • There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
    • The main door(s) open(s) automatically (towards you).
    • The door(s) is/are push pad activated.
    • The door(s) is / are double.
  • Second Set of Doors View
    • There is a second set of doors.
    • The door(s) open(s) automatically (towards you).
    • The door(s) is / are push pad activated.
    • The door(s) is / are double.
  • Ramp/Slope View
    • There is a ramp/slope at this entrance.
    • The ramp/slope is located in front of the entrance.
    • The ramp/slope gradient is slight.