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Introduction

This is a route from the Roland Levinsky Building to the Sherwell Centre.
The route is approximately 350m long.
It takes under 5 minutes to complete the route.
The route is pedestrianised from the Roland Levinsky Building to North Hill where it follows the pavement to the junction with the pedestrianised Sherwell Lane.
The pedestrianised surface is block paved and the street surface is even paving slabs.
All the buildings are clearly named and there are some wall and finger signs.
Throughout the campus, University vehicles may use the pedestrian areas.
They are restricted to 5mph and the pedestrians have right of way.
The campus is situated on a hillside and there are sections of the route with moderately steep gradients.

From the Roland Levinsky Building main reception entrance on Glanville Street, turn right towards North Hill, this area is shown in photographs 1 and 2.
After 60m there is a line of bollards across Glanville Street, as shown in photograph 3.
The bollards are 95cm high and have a contrast band at the top.
They can be demounted to allow delivery vehicles to access the area.
Pass through the line of bollards and turn left.
After 15m there is a line of corduroy tactile paving which denotes the edge of the area where vehicles can cross, shown in photograph 4.
The paving on North Hill is paving slabs, which may be uneven in some areas.
Continue up the easy slope of North Hill.

Continue on North Hill passing the 4 bus stops on this section of North Hill, as shown in photographs 1 and 2.
15m beyond the fourth bus stop, just past the telephone boxes, bear left onto Sherwell Lane, photographs 3 and 4.
The paving at this point changes to block paving.
For Portland Square, bear left again to the main entrance.
There is a gutter across the diagonal path but not across the adjacent straight pathway, as shown in photograph 6.
Directly ahead is the main entrance, as shown in photograph 5.

Instead of turning towards the Portland Square Building, keep straight ahead up the easy slope on Sherwell Lane, as shown in photograph 1.
To your right is a car park for use by the church, as shown in photograph 2.
Vehicles move slowly on the pedestrianised area and there is ample space to avoid them.
Pass through the bollards across the pathway, they are 95cm high with contrast bands and at least 150cm between them, as shown in photograph 3.
Bear to the left of the church and the Sherwell Centre is 15m ahead to your right, as shown in photograph 4.