Corpus Christi

• There is no access for vehicles to the college main site.
• There is some parking at the Liddell Building (off-site accommodation building). This must be requested in advance.

Main Entrance

• Step-free access from Merton Street
• Pavement outside is ramped
• One gate left open during the day
• Night access via a wicket gate
  • Wicket gate has a 14 cm high lintel
  • Wicket gate opens to 82 cm wide
  • Access control for wicket gate is 114 cm from the floor
• Bell and intercom outside the college
  • Bell is 114 cm from the floor
  • Intercom is 110 cm from the floor
• Porters can open main gate for those unable to use the wicket gate
• Powered gates provide access into Front Quad
  • Access controls for powered gates are 760 mm and 890 mm from the floor

Liddell Building (off-site accommodation building)

• Step-free access from Iffley Road
• Slope from pavement to gate
• Powered gate
  • Gate opens to 109 cm wide
  • Access control is 110 cm from the floor
  • Keypad is between 96 cm and 108 cm from the floor
  • Bell is 132 cm from the floor
• Inside the gate
  • Access control is 115 cm from the floor
  • Keypad is between 103 cm and 111 cm from the floor

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• There is 1 accessible toilet in the Cloister Quad and 1 in the Auditorium (lecture hall). However, neither toilet fully meets current accessibility standards. Both may lack features including:
  • High contrast between grab rails and walls
  • Door handles that are easy to operate
  • Sinks positioned for easy reach
• The toilet dimensions are:
  • Cloister Quad: 2m wide x 2.5m long
  • Auditorium (lecture hall): 1.5m wide x 2.3m long
• The refurbished library, finished in 2025, has 2 accessible toilets. Both are built to current accessibility standards.
• The following key locations do not have accessible toilets:
  • Dining Hall
  • JCR (Junior Common Room)
  • Rainolds Room

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• There is lift access to all floors of the library. 
• There are no other lifts at the college. 

• The college contains many historic buildings and staircases. 
• Not all staircases have handrails or visually contrasting step edges. 

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
  • Liddell Building entrance gate (off-site accommodation building)
  • Library
• Some of the doors in the college are very heavy to use.
• Some of the doors have door knobs as opposed to handles.
• The images below show examples of doors around the college. 

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Front Quad

• Step-free access from main entrance
• Paved and level surface
• Step-free access to Cloister Quad
• Step-free access to Library, Auditorium, and gardens
• Contains:
  • Dining Hall
  • JCR (Junior Common Room)
  • Lower Library
  • Morelli Teaching Room
  • Porter’s Lodge
  • Accommodation

Cloister Quad

• Step-free access from Front Quad and Gentlemen Commoners Quad
• Step-free access to Fellows’ Garden
• Step-free access to garden via steep portable ramp
• Paved and level surface
• Contains:
  • Accessible toilet
  • Chapel
  • MCR (Middle Common Room)
  • Accommodation

Gentlemen Commoners Quad

• Step-free access from Cloister Quad
• Rounded threshold on the route
• Paved and level surface
• Gentle ramp to building door
• Contains:
  • Accessible bedroom
  • Accommodation

Lecture Hall Quad

• Step-free access via Cloister Quad
• Step-free access from Fellows’ Garden
• Paved surface
• Surface slopes gently towards Lecture Hall door
• Terrace only accessible by stairs
• Contains:
  • Accessible toilet
  • Auditorium (lecture hall)
  • Rainolds Room
  • Accommodation

Liddell Building (off-site accommodation)

• Step-free access into Quad
• Paved, level, and well-maintained footpaths
• Step-free access onto grass in some areas
• Contains:
  • Accommodation
  • Common rooms

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Fellow’s Garden

• There is stepped access only
• The footpath around the garden has a lightly gravelled surface
• There is a metal threshold along the edge of the grass

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The library was refurbished in 2025 and now has:

• Powered entrance doors
• Powered doors on main routes
• Lift to all floors
• 2 accessible toilets
• Hearing support system on enquiry desk

This section of the Guide will be updated following an access audit of the library. 

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Morelli Teaching Room

• Step-free access is available through the Dining Hall
• Otherwise, access requires using stairs
• Main door opens to 82 cm wide
• Access control is positioned 112–115 cm from the floor
• Underside of the table is 70 cm from the floor
• Table top is 73 cm from the floor
• Space is available to manoeuvre a wheelchair in the room
• If access is not possible, the College will book an alternative room

Rainolds Room

• Step-free access 
• Building door opens to 104 cm wide
• Room has two sets of double doors:
  • Each leaf of the double doors opens to 73 cm
  • Outer set of doors have hold-open devices
• Underside of the table is 75 cm from the floor
• Table top is 77 cm from the floor
• Carpet has a medium pile
• There is plenty of space to move around

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Auditorium (lecture hall)

• Step-free access into the lecture hall
• Building door width: 100 cm
• Lobby doors width: 107 cm
• Auditorium doors width: 79 cm
• All doors have hold-open devices
• Access control height: 104–107 cm from the floor
• Exit push buttons height: 82–92 cm from the floor
• Seating includes both raked seating and step-free access
• Space available for wheelchair users

Lecture Hall Teaching Space:

• Door width: 80 cm
• Level wooden floor
• Space to manoeuvre a wheelchair

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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:
  • There is a push button bell which can be used to call for assistance
  • This pushbutton is between 98 cm and 110 cm from the floor
  • This door opens to 140 cm
• The dining hall doors open to 96 cm
• These doors are held open at mealtimes
• 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
• The high table is 13 cm high
• The college have a portable ramp for the high table. This is available on request

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 access the servery

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• There is step-free entry from Cloister Quad.
• Each leaf of the double doors opens to 68 cm wide.
• If you need help with the doors, the Porters are happy to assist.
• There is a small step (1.5 cm high) between the antechapel and the chapel.
• The college has a portable ramp for this step, which the Porters can set up if needed.
• The entrance into the chapel is 150 cm wide.
• The aisle inside the chapel is 195 cm wide.
• There is no designated wheelchair space. There is plenty of space to move around.

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JCR (Junior Common Room) access

• Steps:
  • There are two steps from the Front Quad to the JCR:
  • First step (up to the building door): 16 cm high
  • Second step (into the JCR): 18 cm high
• Step-Free Access:
  • A steep portable ramp and platform are available for step-free access.
• Door Widths:
  • Building door: 86 cm wide
  • JCR door: 90 cm wide

Tea and Coffee Room

• Doorway: 80 cm wide
• Kitchen Counter Height: 90 cm from the floor
• Livingstone Room
  • Access: Only accessible by stairs (no step-free access)
  • Door Width: 70 cm
  • Access Control Height: 92 cm from the floor
  • Furniture: Chairs are at different heights

Andrew Glyn Room

• Access: Only accessible by stairs (no step-free access)
• Door Width: 68 cm
• Access Control Height: 113 cm from the floor

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