Access Guide
Tooting Broadway Station to Hoyle Road Crossing
- Exit Tooting Broadway Station and turn left onto Tooting High Street.
- The pavement crosses a turning into Sainsbury's car park, which has level kerbs and tactile paving.
- The pavement then crosses a turning into Ivy Road, which has level kerbs and tactile paving.
- Follow Tooting High Street to the pedestrian crossing between Coverton Road and Hoyle Road on the other side.
- The pavement surfaces are block paving and brick, with some uneven surfaces.
- The pavement narrows at some points due to street signs, street furniture, and loading bays.
Pedestrian Crossing to Hoyle Road
- Cross the road using the pedestrian crossing between Coverton Road and Hoyle Road.
- The crossing has dropped kerbs with tactile paving.
- The crossing has an audible signal and a rotating cone.
- The road slopes slightly towards the centre of the crossing.
- After the crossing turn left, and continue ahead to Hoyle Road.
- The pavement surface is block paving, with some uneven surfaces.
Hoyle Road to Effort Street
- Turn right down Hoyle Road, and follow the pavement to the end.
- The pavement surfaces are block paving and brick, with some uneven surfaces.
- The pavement is narrowed in places due to road signs, telegraph poles and street furniture.
- At the end of Hoyle Road, cross Effort Street onto the far pavement and head left.
- The crossing has a dropped kerb with tactile paving.
- There is not heavy traffic on Effort Street.
Effort Street to Effort Street Entrance
- Follow the Effort Street pavement to the Effort Street Entrance to the hospital grounds, on the right.
- The pavement surfaces are block paving and brick.
- The pavement is narrowed in places by street furniture.
Effort Street Entrance to St George's Hospital Main Entrance
- At the Effort Street Entrance, take the ramp to the left.
- The ramp has a slight slope and is 200cm wide.
- There are handrails on both sides, which are easy to grip.
- At the bottom of the ramp, use the zebra crossing to cross the hospital road.
- The crossing has dropped kerbs and tactile paving.
- The hospital road is one-way, with traffic approaching from the right.
- After the crossing, head to the left along the pavement.
- Continue until you reach a path on the right, which heads diagonally down a slight slope to the St George's Hospital main entrance.
- The pavement surfaces are block paving, brick and embedded gravel.
- The main hospital entrance is ahead and on the right.
Entrance (Grosvenor Wing)
- This entrance is located at the front of the hospital, off Perimeter Road.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via a very easy slope at the entrance.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 150cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors .
- The second set of doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 170cm.
- The second set of doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.