You are on Introduction. Skip to the next section.

Introduction

• Related link Kroto Research Institute.
• Http://www.disabledgo.com/access-guide/university-of-sheffield/kroto-research-institute
• Related link Students' Union - University House.
• Http://www.disabledgo.com/access-guide/university-of-sheffield/student-union---university-house

Collapse all Expand all

• Comments View
  • This route is from the main entrance to the North Campus, outside the Kroto Research Institute, to the Students' Union - University House, via Broad Lane and Western Bank.
  • The route is approximately half a mile (800 metres) long.

You are on Leaving North Campus. Skip to the next section.

Leaving North Campus

• Exit the gate from the North Campus and follow the path down the steep slope. This has a brick block surface.
• Move off the path and onto the road, via a shallow kerb.
• The road has a brick block paving surface and is uneven. It has a steep slope down.
• The surface of the road then changes to a tarmac surface.

You are on Broad Lane Car Park. Skip to the next section.

Broad Lane Car Park

• Just after the road becomes tarmac, turn right into the Broad Lane car park.
• The car park has a tarmac surface and a steep slope up.
• The car park has a pothole at the top end, but otherwise is even.

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

Crossing Wheeldon Street

• At the far end of the car park, cross Wheeldon Street.
• There are dropped kerbs both sides, but only tactile paving on the far side.
• Care should be taken at this point, as the near side dropped kerb area is also the vehicle entrance to the Broad Lane car park.
• The road has a tarmac surface with a slight slope to the left as you cross.
• This road is blocked off, so is only used by vehicles accessing the car park.

You are on Broad Lane. Skip to the next section.

Broad Lane

• Past the crossing continue along Broad Lane, which has a tarmac path with a steep slope up to an area of tactile paving at a crossing for Broad Lane.
• Continue past the crossing, where the gradient starts to shallow, and proceed to Siddall Street.
• There is a road sign towards the top of the hill which reduces the width of the footpath to 125cm.

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

Crossing Siddall Street

• The crossing has dropped kerbs with tactile paving on both sides of the road and on the traffic island in the middle.
• The traffic island has bollards at all 3 corners.
• The road has a tarmac surface with a slight slope up.

You are on Continuing Along Broad Lane. Skip to the next section.

Continuing Along Broad Lane

• The path here has a tarmac surface and a slight slope up.
• There is tactile paving as the path passes a bus stop and a crossing just before it passes the end of Beet Street.
• As the path crosses the end of Beet Street it becomes brick block paving, and then tarmac again, with a slight slope up to where the road becomes Brook Hill.

You are on Brook Hill. Skip to the next section.

Brook Hill

• The path continues to have a tarmac, slightly uneven, surface. It has a slight slope down just before crossing St George's Close.
• This crossing has dropped kerbs and tactile paving both sides.
• The road has a tactile surface with a slight slope down and to the right as you cross.
• Past the crossing, the tarmac path continues with a slight slope up to the crossing for Brook Hill.

You are on Crossing Brook Hill East Bound. Skip to the next section.

Crossing Brook Hill East Bound

• Just before you reach the University Square roundabout, cross Brook Hill using the pelican crossing.
• The crossing has buttons 111 cm high, and dropped kerbs with tactile paving both sides.
• The road has a tarmac surface and a slight slope up.
• After crossing to the traffic island, turn right to access the west bound crossing.

You are on Crossing Brook Hill West Bound. Skip to the next section.

Crossing Brook Hill West Bound

• This is also a pelican crossing, with a button 117 cm high.
• It has dropped kerbs with tactile paving both sides.
• The road has a tarmac surface with a slight slope down.

You are on University Square Roundabout South East. Skip to the next section.

University Square Roundabout South East

• After crossing, turn right and follow the path around Jessop West, next to the roundabout.
• The path has a concrete paving tile surface with a slight slope up. The gradient levels out past the corner of Jessop West.
• Continue straight on here to the crossing.

You are on Crossing Upper Hanover Street South Bound. Skip to the next section.

Crossing Upper Hanover Street South Bound

• This is a pelican crossing with a button 99 cm high, and dropped kerbs with tactile paving on both sides.
• The crossing point is level and has a light brown tarmac surface.
• After crossing continue straight ahead to the north bound crossing.

You are on Crossing Upper Hanover Street North Bound. Skip to the next section.

Crossing Upper Hanover Street North Bound

• This is also a pelican crossing, with a button 98 cm high, and dropped kerbs with tactile paving on both sides.
• The crossing is level with a light brown tarmac surface.

You are on University Square Roundabout South West. Skip to the next section.

University Square Roundabout South West

• After crossing Upper Hanover Street, turn right and follow the path around the back of Information Commons.
• The path has a tarmac surface, with a slight slope upwards.
• The path becomes block paved just before it reaches Favell Road.

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

Crossing Favell Road

• This crossing has dropped kerbs with tactile paving both sides.
• The road has a block paved surface with a slight slope upwards as you cross.

You are on Brook Hill / Western Bank. Skip to the next section.

Brook Hill / Western Bank

• Past Favell Road, follow the path straight ahead.
• The path is block paved but becomes tarmac after 8m.
• The path is uneven in places, with a slight to steep slope.
• The path crosses tactile paving for a crossing for Brook Hill, and then crosses the vehicle entrance to the Brook Hill Hall car park.
• Continue past the car park, the path becomes steeper and uneven.
• The path becomes stone paving 36m beyond the car park, and the gradient shallows slightly.
• Continue along the path past another pedestrian crossing.
• There is tactile paving at the pedestrian crossing.
• Beyond the crossing bear slightly left and proceed onto the lower level of Western Bank, to the rear of the bus stop.

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

Western Bank South Side

• 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.