Access Guide
Access To
- Basement Central is on the ground floor of the Cockcroft Building towards the rear of the building along the corridor leading from the reception foyer.
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- The distance from the main entrance is 45m.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
Basement Central
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Location and Access
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- There is step-free level access into this area.
- There are double manual doors.
- The doors are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 166cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a high colour contrast.
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Order and Payment
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- This area has a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- The service counter was surveyed.
- The counter is located on the right as you enter from the front of the building.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 115cm.
- There is not a lowered section at the counter.
- The counter has patterned/distracting backgrounds which may affect the ability of someone to lip read.
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Service
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- This area also has staff who can provide assistance with ordering.
- Full table service is not available.
- Menu types include: wall-mounted and online.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
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Seating Area
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- There is step-free level access throughout the majority of the seating area.
- There is stepped access to a raised seating area.
- There is step-free access by slope to a raised seating area.
- There is some room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre in the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest in the seating area.
- The walls and floor colour contrast varies between low and high.
- Some flooring is shiny and patterned.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests, sofas, benches, stools and high stools.
- Some seating is fixed.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables and high tables.
- Some tables are fixed.
- The surface height of some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- There may be background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
- At the time of the survey (July 2026) it was not possible to comprehensively detail the venue as it was closed.