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Introduction

• Related link St Georges - 9 Mappin Street.
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• Related link Students' Union - University House.
• Http://www.disabledgo.com/access-guide/university-of-sheffield/student-union---university-house

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  • This route is from the front of the 9 Mappin Street Building to the Students' Union - University House, via Leavygreave Road and the University of Sheffield tram stop.
  • The route is approximately half a mile (800 metres) long.

You are on Outside the 9 Mappin Street Building Main Entrance. Skip to the next section.

Outside the 9 Mappin Street Building Main Entrance

• On leaving the building, turn left along Mappin Street
• There is tactile paving in front of the building steps here and bollards towards the road.
• Continue along till the end of the building to the Portobello junction.

You are on Mappin Street Portobello Junction. Skip to the next section.

Mappin Street Portobello Junction

• There is tactile paving on both sides of the pavement at the entrance to Portobello Street.
• Portobello Street is pedestrianised here with widely spaced bollards across the pavement and street.

You are on Portobello. Skip to the next section.

Portobello

• Turn right at Portobello. The road at this point is pedestrianised, with a brick block paving surface. There are pavements either side with a block paving with a block paving surface. There are no kerbs.
• The road and pavements have a moderate to steep slope up.
• There are several crossing areas with tactile paving on both sides.

You are on Crossing Regent Street. Skip to the next section.

Crossing Regent Street

• There is tactile paving both sides of the road.
• The road is raised with a brick block surface, uneven in places, with an easy slope up.

You are on Leavygreave Road. Skip to the next section.

Leavygreave Road

• The path has a block paving surface to Regent Terrace, then tarmac, with a moderate slope up.
• The path crosses Regent Terrace and Victoria Street.
• The Regent Terrace crossing has dropped kerbs and tactile paving both sides. The road is raised block paving with a moderate slope up.
• The Victoria Street crossing has a dropped kerbs and tactile paving both sides. The road has a raised block paving surface, with a moderate slope to the left as you cross.

You are on Continuing Along Leavygreave Road Past Victoria Street. Skip to the next section.

Continuing Along Leavygreave Road Past Victoria Street

• Past Victoria Street the path has an uneven tarmac surface, and has a moderate slope down.
• Cross Gell Street. There are dropped kerbs without tactile paving both sides of the road.
• The road has a tarmac surface with a moderate slope to the left as you cross.
• The path continues with an uneven tarmac surface and easy slope down.

You are on Corner of Leavygreave Road and Upper Hanover Street. Skip to the next section.

Corner of Leavygreave Road and Upper Hanover Street

• There is a moderate slope up to a block paving path.
• Turn left and follow the path, which has a moderate slope, down to the crossing.

You are on Crossing Upper Hanover Street Southbound and Tram Stop. Skip to the next section.

Crossing Upper Hanover Street Southbound and Tram Stop

• There is a pelican crossing to cross Upper Hanover Street, which has buttons 101 cm high, and dropped kerbs with tactile paving both sides.
• The road has a tarmac surface with a moderate slope up and to the left.
• After crossing, turn left across a short stretch of block paving to the tram lines crossing, which also has tactile paving both sides.
• The tram lines area has a concrete surface, uneven due to the tram lines, and an easy slope to the left as you cross.
• After crossing the tram lines, turn right to the northbound crossing.

You are on Cross Upper Hanover Street Northbound. Skip to the next section.

Cross Upper Hanover Street Northbound

• From the tram stop, there is a pelican crossing to cross the northbound side of Upper Hanover Street.
• The crossing has buttons 100 cm high, and dropped kerbs with tactile paving both sides.
• The road has a light brown tarmac surface with a slight slope to the left as you cross.

You are on West Side of Upper Hanover Street. Skip to the next section.

West Side of Upper Hanover Street

• After crossing Upper Hanover Street, turn right and head towards Information Commons.
• The path here has a concrete tile surface with a slight slope up.

You are on Leavygreave Road. Skip to the next section.

Leavygreave Road

• After 16m turn left up Leavygreave Road.
• This path has a block paved surface with a slight slope.
• The path crosses the entrance to the CISC car park, which does not have a kerb.
• There are bollards along the path just before the CISC car park entrance.
• The minimum width at the bollards is 144cm.

You are on Crossing Leavygreave Road and Favell Road. Skip to the next section.

Crossing Leavygreave Road and Favell Road

• Just beyond the entrance to the CISC car park there is a crossing point.
• There is level access across Leavygreave Road.
• After crossing Leavygreave Road turn left and proceed across Favell Road.
• There are dropped kerbs with tactile paving on both sides of Favell Road.
• The road has a tarmac surface with a slight slope up and to the right as you cross.

You are on Leavygreave Road Far Side. Skip to the next section.

Leavygreave Road Far Side

• After crossing, continue up Leavygreave Road.
• The path has an uneven tarmac surface, with a slight to steep slope.
• Cross a service road, with dropped kerbs without tactile paving.
• Past the service road, the path turns to join Hounsfield Road. The path here has a mix of a stone paving and tarmac surface.
• There are bollards towards the top of the slope, at the end of the road section.
• The minimum width between the bollards is 158cm.
• Beyond the bollards the path has a tarmac surface and becomes steep.
• There is a block paved cycle route along this section of the route.
• There is a designated crossing point across the cycle route with tactile paving on both sides.
• After crossing the cycle route the path becomes stone paved.
• Continue up the steep slope to the top of the hill. There a central handrail on this section of the slope.

You are on Western Bank. Skip to the next section.

Western Bank

• Turn right and follow the path alongside Western Bank.
• The path has a stone paving surface and proceeds past the back of the bus stop, on the lower level of Western Bank.
• The path continues with a slight slope down.
• There are bollards along the path after 4m.
• The minimum width between the bollards is 114cm.
• Past the bollards, the surface becomes block paving, and leads down to the area in front of the Students' Union.

You are on Front of the Students' Union Area. Skip to the next section.

Front of the Students' Union Area

• The plaza area in front of the Students' Union - University House has a stone block paving surface with level access to the main entrance to the Students' Union.