Linacre

The college has no available parking facilities for general use. A request for ad hoc short stay parking (drop off and pick up) may be submitted for consideration.

Main Entrance

• There is level access from St Cross Road through the main gate onto the College site
• The main entrance is reached by using steps or the platform lift at the accessible entrance
• The bell at the bottom of the steps is 78 cm from the floor
• The intercom is 82 cm from the floor
• The porters are happy to assist anyone finding access difficult
• The double doors at the top of the stairs each open to 82 cm 
• The access control for these doors is 130 cm from the floor
• The bell is 128 cm from the floor
• The microphone 133 cm from the floor

Accessible Entrance

• This entrance is on your right when you face the stairs to the main entrance
• There is step free access to the platform lift which is outside the O.C. Tanner Building 
• Parts of the slope to the lift are quite steep
• Access into the rest of the college is by using stairs, the internal platform lift or the ramp which gives access to the Dining Hall
• This route provides step free access to the main entrance

Alternative Entrance 

• There is step free access from St Cross Road into Fountain Quad 
• The gate is powered
• The gate opens to 92 cm
• The access control is between 120 cm and 130 cm from the floor
• The exit push button is between 127 cm and 131 cm from the floor
• There is step free access from here into the O.C.Tanner Building through the Dining Hall

Stoke House

• There is step free access to Stoke House from Stoke Place
• There is a ramp to the front doors 
• These double doors each open to 50 cm 
• The doors are opened using a latch handle
• The inner door into the building from the porch opens to 78 cm 

Vehicle Entrance
Stoke House

• The vehicle entrance is from Stoke Place
• The gate is usually left open

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• As the toilets were built at different times they do not all meet current accessibility standards
• This means that some of them do not have features such as high contrast between the rails and the walls, easy-to-use door handles and easy reach sinks 
• All of the accessible bedrooms have bathrooms with accessible features but these are not en-suite

There are locations without accessible toilets such as:

• Gym
• Library
• Study Spaces

The dimensions of the toilets are:

• Accessible Entrance 
  150 cm x 222 cm
• Common Room
  158 cm x 177 cm
• Dining Hall
  142 cm x 218 cm
• Nadal Room
  183 cm x 229 cm
• Stoke House
  166 cm x 221 cm

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The college has four lifts. There is one passenger and three platform lifts.
O C Tanner Building – Passenger Lift

• This lift gives access to all three floors of the O.C. Tanner Building 
• The call buttons are between 94 cm and 103 cm from the floor
• The lift car is 152 cm deep and 108 cm wide
• The door opens to 80 cm
• The car controls are between 97 cm and 110 cm from the floor
• The lift has tactile backlit buttons and audio announcements
• The floor and walls are non – reflective
• This lift has a hand rail and a mirror

Accessible entrance – Platform Lift

• This lift gives access to all three floors of the O.C. Tanner Building 
• The call buttons are between 94 cm and 103 cm from the floor
• The lift car is 152 cm deep and 108 cm wide
• The door opens to 80 cm
• The car controls are between 97 cm and 110 cm from the floor
• The lift has tactile backlit buttons and audio announcements
• The floor and walls are non – reflective
• This lift has a hand rail and a mirror

Griffiths Building – Platform Lift 

• This lift was out of commission during the audit so a full assessment was not possible
• This lift gives access to all floors in the Griffiths Building
• The call buttons are between 100 cm and 102 cm from the floor
• The lift is 94 cm deep and 150 cm wide
• The door opens to 90 cm
• The car controls are 101 cm from the floor
• The floor is non – reflective

O.C. Tanner Building – Platform Lift

• This lift gives access from the ground floor to the Tanner Room and the two levels in the library
• The call buttons are 100 cm from the floor
• The lift is 114 cm deep and 114 cm wide
• The door opens to 90 cm 
• The car controls are between 89 cm and 111 cm from the floor
• The doors are manual
• The floor is non – reflective

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• 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
• Access into the site is by using stairs or the platform lift

Once on site the following areas can be reached without using stairs or a lift:

• Dining Hall
• Abraham Building
• Griffiths 

The images below show examples stairs around the college. 
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As you would expect Linacre College has buildings of various different ages and therefore a variety of different doors.
There are powered doors in the following locations: 

• Accessible Entrance 
• Dining Hall – from Jaki Leverson Quad
• Porters’ Lodge – pigeonholes

Some of the doors in the college are heavy and some people may need assistance. 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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Jaki Leverson Quad

• This Quad is reached by using steps or the lifts to access the buildings
• There is step free access from the Dining Hall 
• The surface of this Quad is paved 
• There is step free access into the buildings around this Quad
• There is access to the Rom Harre Garden only by using steps
• The underside of the tables is 74 cm from the floor 
• The table tops are 77 cm from the floor

This Quad has the following:

• Dining Hall
• Gym
• Music Room
• Laundry
• Accommodation

Fountain Quad

• There is step free access from through the gate next to Bamborough
• There is step free access from Jaki Leverson Quad
• The surface of this Quad is paved
• There is level access from the paving onto the grass

This Quad has the following:

• Accommodation
• Seminar room

Stoke Place

• The access route onto the site is tarmac and in good repair
• There is level access on to the grass
• The grass surface is uneven in places

This Quad has the following:

• Pink and Green Seminar Rooms
• Common Room
• Accommodation

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Rom Harre Garden

• This garden can only be reached by using steps
• There is a gravel footpath between the Quad and the garden

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Access

• The library can be reached by using the stairs or one of the platform lifts
• The double doors from the stairs each open to 72 cm
• The access control is 137 cm from the floor
• The book return desk has a slot for the books 88 cm from the floor
• The keyboard, scanner and mouse are 102 cm from the floor
• The librarians provide a book retrieval service for anyone unable to access the library
• There are two adjustable height desks available to use

Printer Room - Lower Floor

• The door to this room opens to 79 cm
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room
• The underside of the desk has 70 cm clearance

Study Room - Lower Floor

• The door opens to 72 cm 
• The underside of the table is 70 cm from the floor
• The tabletop is 73 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Main Room - Upper Floor

• The entrance into this room is 157 cm wide
• The underside of the tables is 71 cm from the floor
• The tabletops are 75 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Ryle Collection - Lower Floor

• The door opens to 76 cm
• There is space to manouevre a wheelchair in this room

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CTI Room

• This room can be reached by using stairs or the passenger lift in the O.C. Tanner building 
• The lobby and room doors both open to 77 cm
• The underside of the tables is 52 cm from the floor
• The college will book a different room for anyone unable to manage this room
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Nadel Room

• This room can be reached by using stairs or the platform lift or ramp
• The double doors each open to 61 cm
• This room has a wooden floor and space to manoeuvre a wheelchair
• The doors are left unlocked when in the room is in use

Old Fellows’ Coffee Room

• The door to this room from the Nadel Room opens to 85 cm
• Each of the double doors from the corridor opens to 55 cm
• The underside of table is 64 cm from the floor
• The table top is 76 cm from the floor
• The floor is wooden and there is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Principal’s Meeting Room

• This room can be reached by using stairs or the passenger lift in the O.C. Tanner building
• The door opens to 77 cm
• The underside of the table is 69 cm from the floor
• The table top is 66 cm from the floor
• The college will arrange a different room for anyone unable to access this room

Tanner Room

• This room is reached by using stairs or one of the platform lifts
• The platform lift gives access to one end of the room
• This end has double doors with each door opening to 79 cm
• This door is opened by using a key and is normally unlocked by staff
• The single door into the room can only be reached by using steps
• This door opens to 71 cm
• The underside of the tables is 69 cm from the floor
• The table tops are 72 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Green Room – Stoke House

• This room door opens to 78 cm
• The door is unlocked with a key and is usually unlocked by staff if the room is in use
• The underside of the tables is 70 cm from the floor
• The table tops are 72 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair this room.

Pink Room - Stoke House 

• The double doors each open to 70 cm
• The underside of the tables is 70 cm from the floor
• The table top is 72 cm from the floor 
• There is more limited space to manoeuvre in this room than the Pink Room

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• These spaces can only be reached by using stairs
• The door to the main study space opens to 78 cm
• The access control is 112 cm from the floor
• The underside of the desks is 71 cm from the floor
• The desktops are 74 cm from the floor

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Dining Hall

• The Hall can be reached using the ramp from the accessible entrance or by using stairs or the passenger lift
• The double doors into the hall each open to 68 cm
• Both doors are held open at meal times
• There are powered doors which open to a total of 130 cm
• The access control is between 96 cm and 106 cm from the floor
• The doors have an exit sensor which is 104 cm from the floor
• Each of the double doors between the dining hall and the lift open to 70 cm
• The underside of the tables is 70 cm from the floor
• The table tops are 75 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room.

Servery

• The entrance to the servery is 95 cm wide
• The exit by the payment machine is 92 cm wide
• The tray rack is 85 cm from the floor
• The tray rack is 31 cm wide 
• The counter tops are 90 cm from the floor
• The food shelving is between 119 cm and 144 cm from the floor
• Staff are happy to assist anyone having difficulty reaching the shelves or counters
• There is room to manoeuvre a wheelchair in the servery

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Common room

• This room is reached by using the stairs or the lift
• The door opens to 87 cm 
• The bar counter is 104 cm from the floor 
• The base of the counter has an upstand on the floor which is 2.5 cm high 
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Small Common Room

• This room can be reached by using stairs or platform lift
• The door opens to 88 cm 
• There is space to manoeuvre a wheelchair in this room

Stoke House Common Room

• This room is entered through the kitchen
• The kitchen and lobby doors both open to 70 cm
• The room door opens to 70 cm
• The underside of the tables is 74 cm from the floor 
• The table tops are 77 cm from the floor
• There is space to manoeuvre in this room

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There are two bedrooms with accessible features in the following locations:

• Abraham Building (1)
• Griffiths Building (1)

Neither bedroom has an en suite bathroom.

Abraham Building

• The building door opens to 78 cm
• The access control is 137 cm from the floor
• The exit push button is 115 cm from the floor
• Access from the entrance to the bedroom is level
• The bedroom door opens to 77 cm
• This door is unlocked with a key
• The underside of the desk is 67 cm from the floor
• The bathroom closest to this bedroom is 170 cm x 185 cm

Griffiths Building

• The building door opens to 90 cm 
• The access control is 116 cm from the floor 
• The exit push button is 105 cm from the floor
• It was not possible to assess the bedroom at the time of the audit

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