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Department of Plant Sciences (Plant Growth Facility and Herbarium)

University of Cambridge, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1JE

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Overview

  • About View
    • Department of Plant Sciences (Plant Growth Facility and Herbarium) is a small building with a ground floor and a mezzanine for storage and authorised staff usage.
    • There are 3 sets of stairs leading to the mezzanine.
    • The floors are described as ground and mezzanine.
    • The separate areas of the mezzanine do not connect with one another.
  • Parking and Public Transport View

Getting Inside

  • The approach to the building is along a gravel path.
  • The only entrance into the building is via a manual door that opens towards you.
  • The entrance is not signed.
  • The main entrance is the only entrance into the building, and it accesses a foyer on the ground floor.

Getting Around

  • There is step-free level access throughout the ground floor.
  • There is no access between the separate areas of the mezzanine floor accessed from steps situated in the lobby of Plant Growth Hall 1, Growth Rooms 1-9 and Growth Rooms 10-16.
  • Floor surfaces are hard and smooth.
  • There are seats are available in the lobby.
  • There is limited signage within the building.
  • There are manual doors located off the entrance foyer.
    There are restricted walkways with width of less then 75cm in the laboratory areas.

Toilet and Changing Facilities

  • Toilet Facilities View
    • There is 1 toilet with adaptations.
    • The toilet with adaptations is located to your right on entrance on the ground floor of the building.
    • The toilet with adaptations has a right hand transfer space.
    • The toilet with adaptations is also used as a standard shared toilet.

Entrance

  • This entrance is located at the front of the buidling.
  • The entrance area is not clearly signed.
  • There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
  • There is step-free level access at the entrance.
  • There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 124cm.
  • There is a bell at a height of 152cm.
  • There is a single manual door at this entrance.
  • The door opens towards you.
  • The width of the opening is 96cm.
  • The door has a high visual contrast.
  • There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 100cm.

Stairs

  • The stairs surveyed are located in front of you on entrance into the building.
  • The ground and mezzanine floors can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 13 steps between floors.
  • The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the left going up.
  • The handrail is easy to grip.
  • The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrail extends horizontally beyond the first and last step.
  • The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the highest step is 22cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.

Toilet with Adaptations (Ground Floor - Shared - Right Hand Transfer)

  • Location and Access View
    • The toilet surveyed is located to your right on entrance.
    • The distance from main entrance is 3m.
    • The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
    • There is step-free level access into the facility.
    • The written door signage is 'toilet'.
    • There is written text signage on or near the door.
    • The door opens outwards and has a medium visual contrast.
    • The width of the door opening is 86cm.
    • The door has a twist lock.
    • Internally the door has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a grab rail on the internal door with a medium visual contrast.
  • Dimensions and Features View
    • The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm (width) x 212cm (depth) and there is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
    • There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet.
    • The lateral transfer space is 82cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
    • There is a push button flush on the wall above the cistern.
    • There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
    • The horizontal grab rail has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
    • The vertical grab rail has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
    • The dropdown rail has a high visual contrast.
    • The toilet seat is 48cm from the floor.
    • The toilet seat has a low visual contrast.
    • The toilet has a padded backrest.
    • There is a wall mounted toilet roll holder which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The toilet roll holder has a low visual contrast.
    • The toilet roll holder is 48cm from the floor.
    • The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The wash basin is 72cm from the floor.
    • The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
    • The vertical grab rail is on the right as you face the wash basin.
    • The wash basin grab rail has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a soap dispenser, however it is not wall mounted.
    • There is a wall mounted towel dispenser which cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The towel dispenser has a high visual contrast.
    • The towel dispenser is 146cm from the floor.
    • There is a mirror.
    • There is no shelf.
    • The cubicle has a waste bin and a sanitary bin.
    • There is one coat hook.
    • The coat hook is 176cm from the floor.
    • The walls and floor have a medium visual contrast.
    • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.