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Overview

About View
- The Mott Building is large building with 3 floors.
- There is 1 main lift and 4 main staircases within the building.
- The floors are signed as ground, first and second.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
Parking and Public Transport View
- The venue does not have its own car park.
- The name of the nearest car park is Cavendish Laboratory - Visitor Car Park.
- View information on University of Cambridge Car Parks - West Site (opens new tab) .
- The nearest train station is Cambridge.
- The nearest bus station is Cambridge Bus Station.
Related Access Guides View
- There is a level link between the Department of Physics (Mott Building) and the Department of Physics (Bragg Building) on the first floor.
- View information on Department of Physics (Bragg Building) (opens new tab) .

There are slight slopes and uneven surfaces on approach to the entrances.
There are 4 entrances into the Mott Building with the Blue Hall, Brown Hall and Yellow Hall having level access. All 3 provide level access into the building on the ground floor via manual double doors.
There is a level link with manual doors on the first floor of the building connecting to the Bragg Building.
The entrances are not signed.
The Yellow Hall entrance leads into the Yellow Hall Area of the ground floor of the Mott Building.
The West entrance has manual double single doors and has a slight slope in front of the entrance.

There is step-free level access throughout the building.
Floor surfaces in the majority of circulation routes are hard and smooth, with shiny surfaces. There are a few areas which are instead carpeted.
There is seating area situated in the Brown Hall area of the ground floor.
There are maps located around the building.
There are no doorways located along the corridors of the Mott Building.

The nearest adapted toilet is located within the Bragg Building.
The female toilet facilities are located towards the rear left of the building on the first floor.
The male toilet facilities are located towards the front left of the building on the first floor.

The lift surveyed is located in Brown Hall at the end of the corridor directly in front of you entering the building via the Yellow Hall entrance.
The distance from the Yellow Hall entrance is 50m.
The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
The ground, first and second floors are accessed by this lift.
The lift door has a high visual contrast.
The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
The external lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The lift door opening width is 180cm.
The internal dimensions of the lift are 245cm (width) x 132cm (depth).
The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
The majority of the internal controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
Internally the lift has: a visual floor indicator.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.

The stairs surveyed are located to your right on entrance via the Yellow Hall entrance.
The ground, first and second floors can be accessed by these stairs.
The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
The handrails are not easy to grip.
The handrails 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 not between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 19cm.
The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
Lighting levels were low at the time of the survey.