Corpus Christi

There is no access for vehicles to the college main site. There is some parking at the Liddell Building.
Students who need a car should discuss this with the college in advance. 

Main Entrance

• There is step free access to the main entrance on Merton Street 
• The pavement outside is ramped
• One of the gates is left open during the day 
• At night access is through a wicket gate
• The wicket gate has a lintel which is 14 cm high
• The wicket gate opens to 82 cm
• The access control for the wicket gate is 114 cm from the floor
• There is a bell and intercom outside the college
• The bell is 114 cm from the floor
• The intercom is 110 cm from the floor
• The Porters will open the main gate for anyone unable to manage the wicket gate
• There are powered gates giving access into Front Quad
• The access controls for these gates are 760 mm and 890 mm from the floor

Liddell Building

• There is step free access from Iffley Road onto this site
• There is a slope from the pavement to the gate
• The gate is powered
• The gate opens to 109 cm
• The access control is 110 cm from the floor
• The keypad is between 96 cm and 108 cm from the floor
• The bell is 132 cm from the floor
• Inside the gate the access control is 115 cm from the floor
• The keypad is between 103 cm and 111 cm from the floor

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• There are three accessible toilets at Corpus Christi.
• The toilets were built at different times
• They do not meet all the current accessibility standards
• Some features such as high contrast between the rails and the walls, easy-to-use door handles and easy reach sinks may not be in place

There are locations without accessible toilets such as:

• Dining Hall
• JCR
• Library
• Rainolds Room

The dimensions of the toilets are:

• Cloister Quad
  2012 mm x 2500 mm
• Lecture Hall
  1480 mm x 2300 mm
• Liddell Building 
  1394 mm x 1729 mm

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There are currently no lifts at Corpus Christi. At the time of the audit a project had started to install a lift in the Library. This work will be completed in summer 2024.

• The college has several different building styles and staircases.
• Some are older than others and some are more accessible than others
• Some have contrasting edges and handrails but not all of them do

The following areas can be reached without using steps:

• Accessible Bedroom main site
• Dining Hall
• Front Quad
• Lecture Hall
• Lower Library
• Rainolds Room
• Liddell bedroom with accessible features

The images below show examples of stairs around the college
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Corpus Christi has buildings of various different ages and therefore a variety of different doors.
There are powered doors in the following locations:

• Porters’ Lodge
• Gates into Front Quad
• Entrance Gate Liddell Building

Some of the doors in the college are heavy and some people may need help.
Some of the doors have door knobs and some are opened by using keys.
The images below show examples of doors around the college. 

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Front Quad

• There is step free access from the main entrance into this Quad
• The surface of this Quad is paved and level
• There is step free access to Cloister Quad
• There is stepped access to the garden 
• There is step free access to the garden via Cloister Quad

This Quad contains:

• Dining Hall
• JCR
• Lower Library
• Morelli Teaching Room
• Porter’s Lodge
• Accommodation

Cloister Quad

• There is step free access from Front Quad and Gentlemen Commoners Quad
• There is step free access into the Fellows’ Garden
• There is step free access from this Quad into the garden via a steep portable ramp 
• The surface of this Quad is paved and level

This Quad contains:

• Accessible Toilet
• Chapel
• MCR
• Accommodation

Gentlemen Commoners Quad

• There is step free access to this Quad from Cloister Quad
• There is a rounded threshold on the route 
• The surface of this Quad is paved
• There is a gentle ramp giving access to the building door

This Quad contains:

• Accessible Bedroom
• Accommodation

Lecture Hall Quad

• There is step free access to this Quad via Cloister Quad
• There is step free access from the Fellows’ Garden 
• The surface of this Quad is paved
• The surface slopes gently towards the Lecture Hall door
• The terrace can only be reached by using stairs from this Quad

This Quad contains:

• Accessible toilet
• Lecture Hall
• Rainolds Room
• Accommodation

Liddell Building

• There is step free access into this Quad
• The footpaths are paved
• The footpaths are level and in good repair
• There is step free access onto the grass in some areas 

This Quad contains:

• Accommodation
• Common rooms

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Fellow’s Garden

• There is stepped access from the Lecture Hall Quad
• There is step free access to and from the Handa roof terrace from the Fellows’ Garden
• The footpath around the garden has a lightly gravelled surface
• There is a metal threshold along the edge of the grass

This Quad contains:

• Accommodation

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Library Access Project

• A lift is being installed in the Library
• This will give step free access to the First Floor
• The building work is due to finish in summer 2024

Current Access

• There is step free access from Front Quad to the ground floor only
• There is a bell with a pushpad 
• The librarians answer the bell and open this door for anyone unable to manage steps 
• The bell pushpad is 102 cm from the floor
• This door opens to 80 cm
• Inside the door there is a short steep temporary ramp
• The Library staff and Porters are happy to assist anyone to access the Library
• The librarians also provide a book retrieval service

First Floor

• The door opens to 86 cm
• The security gates are 86 cm wide
• The reception desk is 74 cm from the floor
• The book return drawer is 84 cm from the floor
• The desks attached to the library shelving are 90 cm from the floor 
• The underside of the computer desk is 65 cm from the floor
• The desktop is 68 cm from the floor

The Library has the following study aids which can be loaned to students:

• Acetates
• Book rests

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Morelli Teaching Room

• There is step free access through the Dining Hall
• Otherwise this room is reached by using stairs
• The main door has opens to 82 cm 
• The access control is between 112 cm and 115 cm from the floor
• The underside of the table is 70 cm from the floor
• The table top is 73 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room
• If anyone is unable to access this room the College will book an alternative room

Rainolds room

• This room has step free access
• The building door opens to 104 cm
• This room has two sets of double doors
• Each leaf of the double doors opens to 73 cm 
• The outer set of doors have hold open devices 
• The doors are unlocked using a key and have a doorknob 
• The Porters are happy to assist anyone unable to manage these doors
• The underside of the table is 75 cm from the floor 
• The table top is 77 cm from the floor
• The carpet in this room has a medium pile
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

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Lecture Hall 

• There is step free access into the lecture hall 
• The building door opens to 100 cm
• The lobby doors open to 107 cm
• The auditorium doors open to 79 cm
• All the doors have hold open devices
• The access control is between 107 cm and 104 cm from the floor
• The exit push buttons are between 82 cm and 92 cm from the floor
• This room can have a mixture of raked seating and seating with step free access
• There is space for wheelchair users

Lecture Hall Teaching Space

• The door to this room opens to 80 cm
• The floor is wooden
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

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Dining Hall

• Access is through a wicket door in the building door
• The wicket door has a lintel which is 14 cm high
• The staff will open the main door for anyone unable to manage the lintel
• This door opens to 140 cm
• There is a pushbutton bell which can be used to call for help
• This pushbutton is between 98 cm and 110 cm from the floor
• The dining hall doors open to 96 cm
• These doors are held open at mealtimes
• The dais is 13 cm high
• The college have a portable ramp for the dais
• The underside of the tables is 64 cm from the floor
• The table tops are 78 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Servery

• The doors to the servery are sliding doors
• These are always kept open at mealtimes
• The doors each open to 85 cm
• The counter is 86 cm from the floor
• The servery is 108 cm wide
• The servery has a one-way system in place
• The staff are happy to help anyone unable to manage the servery

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• There is step free entry from Cloister Quad
• Each leaf of the double doors opens to 68 cm
• The Porters are happy to help anyone unable to manage these doors
• There is a step between the antechapel and the chapel which is 1.5 cm high
• The college has a portable ramp for this step which the porters will put out when needed
• The entrance into the chapel is 150 cm wide
• The aisle is 195 cm wide
• There is space to accommodate a wheelchair in the chapel

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JCR

• There are two steps from Front Quad into the JCR
• The step up to the building door is 16 cm high
• The step into the JCR is 18 cm high
• The college has a steep portable ramp and platform giving step free access into the JCR
• The building door opens to 86 cm
• The JCR door opens to 90 cm

Tea and Coffee Room

• The doorway to the tea and coffee room is 80 cm wide
• The kitchen counter is 90 cm from the floor

Livingstone Room

• This room can only be reached by using stairs
• The door opens to 70 cm
• The access control is 92 cm from the floor
• The chairs in this room are different heights

Andrew Glyn room

• This room can only be reached by using stairs
• The door opens to 68 cm
• The access control is 113 cm from the floor

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