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Route From Stockwell Street Building 10 to Queen Mary Court

University of Greenwich, 30 Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9LS

Access Guide

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Summary

Stockwell Street Building to King William Walk

  • From the entrance/exit from Stockwell Street Building 10, turn right into the passageway running between the building and the railway line. Follow it until the end (after approximately 102m).
  • The passageway is level (with very slight slopes in places), and has a surface of even concrete paving slabs. It narrows to a minimum width of 136m near the end, where there are bollards on the right hand side of the path.
  • As you approach King William Walk, the path widens again, with a slight slope towards the passageway exit gates, which are permanently held open (signage indicates that limited opening hours apply for the passageway).
  • Once through the gates, turn left onto King William Walk.
  • As you exit onto King William Walk, there is a small area on the pavement with an uneven cobbled surface, forming a dropped kerb leading down to the roadway that covers the entire width of the pavement. As such, there is a slight ramp leading downhill at the point where you turn left. There is then a steep uphill ramp leading up onto the main pavement on King William Walk from this dropped kerb, which has a surface comprised of smooth and even paving slabs once again.

King William Walk to Romney Road Pedestrian Crossing

  • Continue straight ahead along the pavement of King William Walk, which has a very slight downhill slope. There is a litter bin to your left, and parking restriction signs and a parking meter on your right, beside the roadway.
  • As you pass the Kings Arms Pub, there is a small section of the pavement by the cellar hatch with a cobbled surface; otherwise the rest of the pavement is comprised of paving slabs. There are hanging baskets and plant pots outside the pub, which narrow the width of the footway, but not to under 75cm.
  • Just before you reach the intersection with Romney Road (A206), there is a crossing point over King William Walk, with dropped kerbs with steep gradients (but no tactile paving) on either side of the road, which has a tarmac surface. Cross the road here.
  • Head straight ahead after the crossing point onto Romney Road, past a telephone box. The pavement is level with a surface comprised of paving slabs. After approximately 25m, you will reach a pelican crossing over Romney Road.
  • The sections of pavement on either side of the crossing have a block paved surface. There are dropped kerbs with tactile paving on either side of the crossing, both of which have a slight gradient. The controls are 103cm high, and have rotating cones for visually impaired people, visual "WAIT" indicators, and audible beeps. Cross the road here and turn right to continue east along Romney Road.

Romney Road Pedestrian Crossing to the South Gate

  • Continue along the pavement for approximately 92m, which is level with a block paved surface.
  • Pass a bus stop on your left, which has a shelter and seating which narrows the pavement to 140cm, and can become crowded at certain times of the day.
  • Continue ahead, ignoring the gates on your left which lead to the Dreadnought Building. There is a dropped kerb from the road opposite these gates which covers the entire width of the pavement, and thus creates steep ramps on the pavement leading down to and up from the gate. This is a pedestrian gate, and there is no vehicular traffic here.
  • You will then approach the South Gate into the Old Royal Naval College, opposite which there is another pelican crossing over Romney Road. There is a chain-link fence in the lead up to this beside the roadway, which narrows the pavement to 140cm. Ignore the crossing and turn left to enter the Old Royal Naval College through the South Gate. The gates are permanently held open, but have two anti-vehicle bollards inside them, with a gap of 90cm in between and 142cm on either side.

South Gate to Queen Mary Court

  • Turn right as soon as you are through the gate along the tarmac path. This has a slight uphill slope.
  • Follow the path, keeping the college perimeter fence on your right, for approximately 200m, first going past King William Court on your left. There is a bollard with visual identification bands in the centre of the path beside the colonnades, which narrows the path to 105cm.
  • Continue ahead past the Queen's Gate on your right, where there is a short section of paving slabs before the path reverts to tarmac once again.
  • This is opposite the open grassy area on your left.
  • Queen Mary Court is now ahead on your left.
  • Go straight ahead, with the colonnades to your left and perimeter fence to your right, and then past another bollard with similar specifications. The path now has a slight downhill slope. Where the colonnades end, bear diagonally left towards the building, where there is a wayfinding signage pillar on an area of paving slabs, opposite a door with a very large overhead porch light. This is the accessible entrance to Queen Mary Court, where the route ends.