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Introduction

This route plan covers the journey from the Refectory to the Main Reception Building. The journey is approximately 120m. For those without mobility difficulties it may take about 2 minutes to walk.

There is a single door that opens automatically away from you with a width of 84cm.
There is a moderate ramp in front of the entrance consisting of block paving.
The entrance and level change can be seen in photographs 1, 2 and 3.
The path at this section of this route is uneven.

The path in front of the library consists of paving slabs and is mostly uneven (as shown in photograph 1).
Head towards the left hand side of the path towards the opening (as shown in photograph 2).
Upon reaching the opening, there is an easy slope with no handrails leading up to the courtyard area in front of the chapel steps (as shown in photograph 4).
After crossing the courtyard, (as shown in photograph 5) there is another easy slope with no handrails heading down off the courtyard (as shown in photograph 6).
Continue ahead following the slope.

The path at this section of the route has a slight gradient from left to right with an uneven surface consisting of paving slabs.

There is a 100cm wide steep ramp with no handrails going up to access the cloistered area step free (as shown in photograph 1).
For stepped access to the cloistered area, there are 2 moderate steps with no handrails located to the right of the ramp (photograph 2).
The surface of the cloistered area is level and consists of paving slabs.
The walkway is mostly level with a large easy ramp going down approximately halfway along (as shown in photograph 4 and 5).
The cloistered walkway is 122cm wide at its narrowest point (photograph 7).
At the time of the survey (August 2020), there were signs on the path instructing to keep left for social distancing measures.

For step free access to the Main Reception, turn left and then right to enter via a sloped access with automatic door. The path has a brick block paving surface, uneven at the right turn (shown in photograph 2).
Alternatively, at the end of the cloistered walkway there is an entrance accessed by 2 medium steps (shown in photograph 4). At the time of the survey (August 2020) the door at the top of these steps was not being used as an entrance.