Keble College

Keble College 

There is a small amount of parking on site but no designated Blue Badge parking bays. Parking can be arranged for students and staff who are Blue Badge holders; please contact the college in advance to ask about parking. 

H B Allen Centre 

There are two designated Blue Badge parking bays on the service road which runs between Woodstock Road and Banbury Road. Spaces need to be reserved and visitors should contact the centre in advance of their visit. 

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Keble College

The main entrance is on Parks road. There are large heavy double wooden doors. One leaf is held open during the day and is easily wide enough to fit a wheelchair. 

At 11.00pm the doors are locked and entry is by using fob access or a bell. The fob contact is accessible for most wheelchair users. There is an entry phone to the left side of the gate with two cameras at different heights. The bell may be too high for some wheelchair users.  Access at night is through a cut-out door which has a high lintel to step over. The porters lodge is staffed 24 hours a day and the very helpful staff will open the gate for people who are unable to negotiate the cut-out door. 

Once into the entrance lobby the Porters Lodge is on your left and up two steps. There is an inner metalwork gate with fob access and an assistance button which rings in the Porters Lodge. This is set at an accessible height for wheelchair users. Through the entrance gates Liddon Quad is straight ahead and Pusey Quad to your left. The accessible entrance to the Porters Lodge is in Pusey Quad.

Vehicle access is through large wooden gates in Museum road which are opened either by fob access or an intercom to the Porters Lodge. In order to use the intercom or fob access it is necessary to get out of your car. The parking opens on to Pusey Quad which links to all the quads on this site with either level or ramped access.  

H B Allen Centre 

The main entrance is on Banbury Road. There is level access from the pavement onto the site. Once on the site the Porters Lodge is slightly to your right next to some access controlled manual metal gates. Staff and students can access the centre via these gates if they have a fob. Alternatively there is level entry through the Porters Lodge which has automatic doors.  

Vehicular access is via the service road to the north of the site which is accessed from Woodstock Road. From the parking spaces here there is a sloped path to a set of access controlled metal gates which lead to the back of the Quad. Once on site there are a series of gentle slopes and ramps around the Quad. 

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Keble College 

There are accessible toilets in several locations throughout the College. Please note that many of the toilets were not built to current accessibility standards and as such do not have features such as high contrast between rails and walls, easy to use door handles, and easy reach sinks. 

There are locations with no accessible toilets including the Library Dining Hall and JCR and MCR. The nearest accessible toilets for these locations is in the Bar which is in Hayward Quad. There are accessible bedrooms in the Sloane Robinson building with accessible bathrooms. There is also an accessible bedroom and bathroom in Liddon quad. 

There are accessible toilets in:  

The Bar 

Sloane Robinson Building 

Arco Building 

H B Allen Centre  

There are six accessible toilets in the HB Allen Centre located throughout the building. There are four in the basement and two on the ground floor. One of the accessible toilets in the basement near the gym is also a wet room. There are thirteen accessible bedrooms in the HB Allen Centre all of which have a wet room with an accessible toilet.

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Keble College 

There is one platform and two passenger lifts on the Keble site. The platform lift runs between the dining hall and the ground floor. The lift has fob access and the door is manually operated. It has a rail inside. The fob access and lift buttons are all at an accessible height for wheelchair users. 

The Arco building has a passenger lift with backlit buttons,an automatic door and allows wheelchair access. There is no audio information. It serves all floors. 

The Sloane Robinson building also has a standard passenger lift serving all floors with backlit buttons and audio information. It is accessible for wheelchair users. 

H B Allen Centre 

There are three standard passenger lifts in the Centre. All the lifts have audio information backlit buttons with braille and a rail. The lifts run between the basement and the third floor. The lift near the gym has two doors allowing entry and exit from opposite sides. 

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Keble College
The College has expanded many times since it was first built in 1870 and therefore has a range of building styles and staircases some more accessible than others. 

Some staircases have contrasting edges and handrails but this is not consistent across the site. Some of the stone stairs in the older buildings are uneven in places. 

It is possible to access the dining room seminar rooms in the Arco building the theatre and accessible bedrooms in the Sloane Robinson building without needing to use stairs. 

H B Allen Centre 

Most of the staircases in the HB Allen Centre have handrails on both sides with contrasting edges and automatic lighting over the stairs and underneath the handrails. Sarah Acland house which is an older building has a wooden staircase with a wooden bannister on one side.  

Below are some photos to give an idea of the different types of stairs around the college. 

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Keble College 

As you would expect in a College with buildings built at different times there are a large variety of doors and some are more accessible than others! 

There is one powered door on the Keble site, at the top of the ramp into the MCR. The fob for this door is held in the Porters Lodge.  

Some of the doors are large and heavy meaning that some people may need assistance.  

H B Allen Centre 

There are a variety of doors in the Centre some of which are powered. Many of the doors are heavy and some people may find them hard to open. Some of the doors have holdbacks. Any of the doors in the Centre can be powered as required. 

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Liddon Quad is on the Keble College site. There is level access through this quad to the Newman Quad. For people arriving by car access to this quad is through Pusey Quad. Liddon Quad has accommodation (one accessible bedroom and bathroom) the Chapel Library Kitchen and Dining Hall. The Dining Hall is accessible via steps or a platform lift which has an entrance in Hayward Quad.  

The Quad has ramped access to the main chapel but not the Lady chapel. The Library is accessible on the ground floor but the first floor can only be reached by steps.

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Pusey Quad is on the Keble College site. There is level access around Pusey Quad and entry into the Porters Lodge is from here via a gentle slope. Access to the Warden’s Lodge is up two stone steps for which a portable ramp is available. Both the seminar rooms and accommodation on Pusey Quad are only accessible by stairs. 

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Hayward Quad is on the Keble College site. Access to the quad is through Pusey or Liddon quads. There is level access around one side of the quad. The Bar JCR MCR and Gym are on this quad.

There is ramped access to the Bar and MCR. The JCR is only accessible by going through the MCR.

Some wheelchairs may not be able to access parts of the JCR as there are sets of doors in the middle which are slightly below the recommended width. There are no accessible toilets in the JCR or MCR. There is an accessible toilet in the Bar which is opposite the JCR and MCR.

The accommodation and the gym in Hayward Quad are only accessible via stairs.

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The De Breyne Quad is on the Keble College site. The quad is reached through Hayward Quad or Pusey Quad. There is no level access and the accommodation is accessible only via stairs.

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Newman Quad is on the Keble College site. There is ramped access around this quad which is quite steep in a couple of places. Newman Quad can be accessed from Liddon Quad or if arriving by car through Pusey and Liddon Quads. 

Newman Quad has the Sloane Robinson building (accessible accommodation and seminar rooms and the O’Reilly Theatre) and the Arco building (accommodation and accessible seminar rooms).  

There are accessible toilets in both the Sloane Robinson and Arco buildings.  

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There is level access from the Porters Lodge to the quad. This Quad contains a café and quiet and noisy MCRs. There is ramped access to the accommodation (thirteen accessible bedrooms with wet rooms and eight accessible shared kitchens). There is lift access to the lecture theatre and seminar rooms and the gym. 

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Keble College

There is an accessible entrance to the ground floor of the library up a gentle slope. Both the ground floor rooms are accessible for wheelchair users and there is room to manoeuvre in both rooms. The shelving for books runs from floor to ceiling on both floors of the library. 

The main entrance to the library is on the first floor and is reached via the same flight of stairs as the dining hall. The library entrance is up three stone steps from the lobby. The first floor of the library has a raised platform on each side of the central walkway with large alcoves with desks and book shelves. Access to the ground floor from the first floor is via a very steep spiral staircase which some people may find difficult to use. 

The library staff are very happy to retrieve books and assist library users to access resources. 

H B Allen Centre 

The staff and students at the H B Allen Centre have access to the library on the Keble College site. 

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Keble College 

There are six accessible seminar rooms in the Sloane Robinson building and three in the Arco building which are all reached by using a lift. The Pusey and Gibbs seminar rooms are only accessible via stairs. 

H B Allen Centre 

There are five accessible seminar rooms in the HB Allen Centre at basement level accessed via a lift. 

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