Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- The Founder's North Tower is a large building with 4 floors.
- There is 1 main staircase and no lifts within the building.
- The floors are not signed.
- There are no toilet facilities.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- The name of the nearest car park is Car Park 12.
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- The nearest train station is Egham.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free and level.
- The Founder's North Tower has one entrance.
This entrance provides step-free access via a steep ramp to the ground floor of the building. - The entrance is not signed.
Getting Around
- There is stepped access throughout the building only.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are carpeted and smooth.
- There are no resting/seating areas in circulation areas.
- Wayfinding signage is limited throughout the building.
- There are not manual doors in any circulation areas, only to access stairwells.
Entrance (Main Entrance - Founder's North Tower)
- This entrance is located at the front of Founder's Building.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- The entrance area is not clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The ramp has a steep gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with a central handrail.
- There are double manual gates at this entrance.
- The gates are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 168cm.
- The gates have a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located to the left as you enter.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- The ground, first, second and third floor can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- The steps are unmarked and have a handrail on the right going up.
- The handrail is easy to grip.
- The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrail does not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 15cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.