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Introduction

• This route is from Templars House hall of residence to the Docklands Library and Learning Centre, in the Royal Dock Business School building.
• Shepherd, Redbridge, Marley, Longbridge, Kwame, Jamilia, Felix, Claire and Ailsa Houses are also on this route.

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Outside Access (Entrance to Templars House)

• The main doors open automatically.
• The doors are single width.
• The door opening is 115cm (3ft 9in) wide.
• The automatic door is push pad operated.
• There is also a separate entrance to Flat 1 opposite the main entrance. This entrance has a single automatic door, 80 cm wide (shown in photograph 2). Flat 1 contains a room adapted for wheelchair users. Shepherd, Redbridge and Marley Houses have also have flats containing accessible rooms opposite the main entrance.
• A residents swipe card is required to access either entrance.
• Related link Templars House.

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Path Between Templars and Shepherd Houses

• This path is 128cm at its narrowest.
• It has a brick block paving surface and is level, except for just past Templars and just before the entrance to Shepherd House, where there is a slight level change, which makes the surface very uneven.
• The entrance to Shepherd House is located just past this level change.

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Path Between Shepherd and Redbridge Houses

• This path is 127cm at its narrowest.
• It has a brick block paving surface and is level, except for just past Shepherd and just before the entrance to Redbridge House, where there is a slight level change.
• The entrance to Redbridge House is located just past this level change.

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Path Between Redbridge and Marley Houses

• This path is 124cm at its narrowest.
• It has a brick block paving surface and is level, except for just past Marley and just before the entrance to Redbridge House, where there is a slight level change, which makes the surface very uneven.
• A help point is located between Redbridge and Marley Houses. It is at a height accessible for wheelchair users.
• The entrance to Marley House is located just past this level change.

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Path Between Marley and Longbridge Houses

• This path has a brick block paving surface and is level, except for just after the entrance to Marley House, where there is a slight level change, which makes the surface very uneven.
• The entrance to Longbridge House is located off this path.

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Ramp and Steps Past Longbridge House

• The ramp is moderate, has a brick block paving surface and handrails both sides.
• It overcomes 2 sets of 2 steps, which are medium high and have handrails both sides.
• These also have a brick block paving surface, although there is tactile paving either side of both sets of steps.
• The Residential Office is located at the bottom of the ramp and steps.

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Path Along The Front Of Aqua East

• There are 2 medium steps, with no handrails, leading down to the side of Aqua East.
• These have tactile paving either side.
• The path past these has a brick block paving surface.
• There is also a moderate ramp, 120cm wide, which overcomes these steps.
• It runs between the steps and the outdoor seating for Aqua East, and also includes some tactile paving for the steps beside it.
• The dark bricks marking the steps are 20cm wide. There is no other barrier at the edge of the ramp, so care should be taken when using it.
• The entrance to Aqua East is located past the ramp and steps, on the corner of the building.

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Path Between the Permit Car Park and Aqua East

• This path has a moderate gradient, with a brick block paving then concrete surface.
• There is also tactile paving at the bottom of the steps that lead down from the car park.

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Path In Front Of The Staff Permit Car Park

• This path has a tarmac surface and a moderate gradient.
• It is 190cm wide.

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Crossing The Entrance To The Staff Permit Car Park

• There are dropped kerbs with tactile paving either side of the road leading into the car park, which has a tarmac surface.
• On the far side of the road it is possible to turn left to access the Waterfront Path.

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Path Past The Staff Permit Car Park

• The path here has an easy then moderate gradient.
• It has a tarmac surface and is 250cm wide.

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Path Along The South Side of University Way

• This path has a tarmac surface, which is slightly uneven in places.
• It is 141cm wide at its narrowest.
• The entrances to the following Halls of Residence are off this path:-
• Kwame House,
• Jamilia House,
• Felix House,
• Claire House.

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University Way

• Past Claire House, the path runs out and you move onto University Way itself for a short distance.
• University Way is the internal campus road. Here it has a block paving surface.

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Path In Front Of Ailsa House

• At the end of this stretch of University Way, the path restarts with a tarmac surface.
• The surface is slightly uneven, particularly passing a dropped kerb, which does not have tactile paving.
• This path is 141cm wide at its narrowest.
• Ailsa House is accessed off this path, just before the dropped kerb.

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In Front Of The Royal Dock Business School

• This area has a large slab block paving surface with several easy slopes.

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Level Change (Royal Dock Business School Entrance)

• There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
• The ramp or slope is located in front of the entrance.
• The ramp or slope is moderate.
• The ramp or slope is permanent.

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Outside Access (Royal Dock Business School Entrance)

• This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.
• The main door(s) open automatically.
• The doors are double width.
• The door opening is 134cm (4ft 5in) wide.

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  • There is a second set of doors.
  • The door(s) open automatically.
  • The doors are double width.
  • The door opening is 135cm (4ft 5in) wide.
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  • Related link Royal Dock Business School.

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Reception

• The desk is 12m (13yd 4in) from the Royal Dock Business School entrance.
• There is level access to reception from the entrance.
• The lighting levels are bright.
• The reception desk is high (110cm+).
• The desk has a low (76cm or lower) section.

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  • The reception area has a vinyl surface.

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Turnstiles And Gate Leading Into The Library

• To the left of the reception desk as you face it are turnstiles, 53cm wide, and a gate, 99cm wide, to access the library.
• A university swipe is required to enter using the turnstiles.
• The gate is opened automatically from the reception desk.
• Related link Docklands Library and Learning Centre.