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Accommodation Overview

About View
- Bede House is located between the Sport and Active Communities building, The Base Chaplaincy Social area and the Richardson building.
- Bede House is a large building arranged with standard accommodation on the ground, first, second and third floors with staff offices on the fourth floor.
- Alongside standard accommodation, there are a number of self-contained private flats on the first, second, and third floors.
- This accommodation provides 107 standard bedrooms.
- There are no rooms with adaptations.
- Standard accommodation has shared bathrooms with stepped shower cubicles.
Parking and Public Transport View
- There is a campus car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- The nearest step-free train station is Barnes.
- Step-free access from platforms may be via nearby streets, rather than via lift between platforms.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (Digby Stuart College Campus) (opens new tab).
- View information on getting here (opens new tab).
Related Access Guides View
- Please refer to the Richardson Building guide for parking information.
- View information on Richardson Building (opens new tab).
- Please refer to the Digby Chapel guide for information about step-free access to Bede House via Digby Stuart Square.
- View information on Digby Chapel (opens new tab).

The approach to the front of Bede House from Stuart Lodge via the front of the Sport and Active Communities building or the Richardson building is step-free and level, although further access into the building is only via steps.
The approach to the building using the route from Stuart Lodge between The Base Chaplaincy Social Area and Bede House is only via steps.
For the most accessible entrance, a step-free and level approach is available via an internal route through Digby Chapel using the entrance in Digby Stuart Square.
There are 2 external entrances into Bede House which both provide access to the ground floor.
The front entrance near Stuart Lodge is signed 'Bede House'.
The most accessible entrance is not named or signed.
The most accessible entrance is near to Digby Chapel and provides access to the stairwell and further areas on the ground floor.
The front entrance has stepped access and is located between the Sport and Active Communities building and the Richardson building.
There is also an internal stepped entrance from within Digby Chapel which provides access to the main accommodation corridor on the ground floor.
There are also internal entrances between the adjacent Newman building and Bede House on all floors, and between the adjacent Sport and Active Communities building and Bede House on the first, second and third floors, but these entrances are not included in this guide.

There is step-free level access throughout the ground floor.
There is only stepped access to the first, second, third, and fourth floors.
Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some being shiny and patterned.
There is no seating available in circulation areas.
There is no wayfinding signage within the building.
There are manual doors along the accommodation corridors, and within the office space on the fourth floor.

Toilet Facilities View
- The shared step-free standard toilet facilities are located mid-way along the main access corridor on the ground floor.
- The shared standard toilet facilities are located mid-way along the main access corridor on the first, second, and third floors; and in the staff offices on the fourth floor.
- The male and female standard toilet facilities are located in the staff offices on the fourth floor.
Washroom and Shower Facilities View
- Standard shower facilities are located mid-way along the main access corridors on the ground, first, second, and third floors; and within the shared standard toilet in the staff offices on the fourth floor.

This entrance is located to the rear of the building next to Digby Chapel, opposite The Base Chaplaincy Social Area.
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 slope at the entrance.
The slope has a steep gradient.
There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 110cm.
There is a single manual door at this entrance.
The door opens towards you.
The width of the opening is 86cm.
The door has a high visual contrast.
There is an 83cm width restriction after the entrance doorway.
There is step-free level access as you enter.
This entrance provides access to a stairwell.
Onward step-free access to ground floor accommodation is via key card released manual double doors which open towards you.

The kitchen/dining area is located mid-way along the main access corridor on the ground floor.
There is step-free level access into the kitchen/dining area.
There is a single manual door with a medium visual contrast.
The door opens inwards.
The width of the opening is 74cm.
Furniture can be moved to enable a manoeuvring space for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
The flooring is patterned.
The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
The work surface is 90cm from the floor.
A lowered work surface is not available.
Overhead and under counter cupboards are available.
The hob is 93cm from the floor.
A lowered hob is not available.
The oven is not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The sink is 93cm from the floor.
A lowered sink is not available.
The sink has a lever tap.
Facilities within the kitchen include a fridge, a freezer, a microwave, a kettle and a toaster.
Seating available in the kitchen includes: chairs without armrests.
Furniture available in the kitchen includes: tables and high tables.
Some tables are fixed.
The surface height of some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
The clear height under some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

The stairs surveyed are located on the right after the accessible entrance.
The ground floor to the fourth floor can be accessed by these stairs.
There are 18 steps between floors.
The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
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 between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 16cm.
The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
The handrail on the left-hand side going up is easy to grip.
There are double manual doors to access the stairwell from the accommodation access corridors.
There are similar stairs to the front of the building.
There are no doors to access the front stairwell on the ground floor.