Access Guide
Introduction
- This route is approximately 300m.
- There is a pedestrian controlled crossing on this route.
- This route proceeds through the main campus site.
- This route crosses through Senate House using E Block, C Block and D Block.
- The route crosses University Way.
Bolton One to Senate House Quad
- Proceed along the front of Bolton One.
- The surface of the footpath is block paved.
- After approximately 38m the footpath narrows.
- Continue along the footpath for approximately 25m to the eastern side of the Senate House Quad.
Senate House Quad Ramped Route to Senate House Main Entrance
- After entering the quad turn right onto the footpath running around the northern side of the quad.
- The surface of the footpath is block paved.
- The footpath is level.
- The footpath follows a curved route.
- After approximately 19m there is an easy uphill gradient.
- There is a handrail on the right hand side going up the gradient.
- Proceed along the footpath to the top of the gradient at the western edge of the quad.
- Senate House Main Entrance is on the right.
Senate House Quad Stepped Route to Senate House Main Entrance
- After entering the quad proceed straight ahead to the centre of the quad.
- The surface of the footpath is block paved.
- The surface of the centre of the quad is concrete tiles.
- Proceed past the sculpture in the centre of the quad.
- There are 5 medium height steps without handrails.
- The steps are not clearly marked.
- There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the steps.
- Senate House Main Entrance is immediately ahead.
Senate House Main Entrance to Senate House Court Entrance
- Proceed through the 2 sets of automatic double doors into Senate House.
- Bear slight left and proceed past the reception and reception foyer stairs.
- Follow the corridor bearing slightly right and proceed through a set of double doors, which are permanently held open.
- Proceed along the corridor.
- There is an easy downwards ramp along this corridor, 123cm wide, with handrails on both sides.
- There are 3 clearly marked medium height steps without handrails next to the ramp.
- The ramp overcomes the steps.
- Proceed to the end of the corridor and continue through the doors.
- The doors are double, heavy and manual.
- The left hand door is automatic by push pad.
- The width of the automatic door is 85cm.
- Continue straight ahead through another set of double doors, which are permanently held open.
- Proceed across the foyer to the Senate House Court Entrance.
Senate House Court Entrance to University Way
- Proceed through the two sets of automatic double doors to exit Senate House.
- There is an easy ramp downwards, with 180 degree turn to the right as you exit the building (shown in photographs 2 and 3).
- The ramp has handrails on both sides and is 125cm wide.
- There are 3 clearly marked medium height steps immediately ahead as you exit the building.
- The steps do not have handrails.
- The ramp overcomes the steps.
- At the bottom of the ramp and steps proceed across the Pro Chancellor's Car Park following the clearly marked pedestrian walkway.
- There is level access to the walkway.
- The car park may be busy.
- Traffic crosses from both directions.
- Continue along the marked pathway to the edge of the car park.
- The surface of the car park is tarmac.
- At the edge of the car park bear slightly left and proceed towards University Way.
- The surface of the footpath is tarmac.
- There is level access to the footpath from the car park.
- There are bollards on the footpath.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 117cm.
- Continue straight ahead to the crossing.
Cross University Way
- The crossing is pedestrian controlled.
- The crossing is shared with bicycles.
- The height of the buttons is 102cm.
- There are high level crossing signals.
- The crossing has a central island.
- There are dropped kerbs with tactile paving at the crossing.
- The crossing point on the central island is staggered.
- The surface of the crossing point is tarmac.
University Way to Chancellor's Building
- After crossing University Way proceed straight ahead to Chancellor's Building.
- The surface of the footpath is tarmac.
- The footpath becomes block paved in front of Chancellor's Building.