Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- The Microbiology Building is a small building with 2 floors.
- There are no lifts and 1 main staircase within the building.
- The floors are signed ground and first floor.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
- View information on Department of Pathology (Microbiology Building).
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue has its own car park.
- There is on-street standard parking.
- The name of the nearest car park is Downing Site Car Park.
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- The nearest train station is Cambridge.
- The nearest bus station is Cambridge Bus Station.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).
Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free via 2 steep slopes.
- The Microbiology Building has two entrances. The rear accessible entrance provides step-free access via a steep slope to the ground floor. The front entrance has stepped access to the ground floor.
- The entrances are not signed.
- The rear accessible entrance provides step-free access via a steep slope to the foyer area on the ground floor.
- The front entrance is located off of Wild Rose Lane and has stepped access.
Getting Around
- There is step-free sloped access to the ground floor only.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having a shiny finish.
- There are no resting/seating areas in circulation and lobby areas.
- Wayfinding signage is very limited in this building.
- There are manual doors along circulation routes throughout the building.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- The male toilet facilities are located on the first floor.
Entrance (Rear Accessible Entrance)
- This entrance is located to the rear of the building, opposite the Molteno Building.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- The entrance area is not clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The ramp has a steep gradient with resting areas.
- The ramp is over 150cm wide with no handrails.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 130cm.
- There are double manual doors at this entrance.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 107cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a medium visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 130cm.
- There is a second single manual door.
- The second door opens towards you.
- The width of the opening is 76cm.
- The second door has a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located ahead and to the right as you enter the rear accessible entrance.
- The ground and first floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- The steps have faded markings and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are easy to grip.
- The handrails do not cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 17cm.
- 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 and unshaded light sources.