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Overview

About View
- Dean Rees House is a small building with two floors.
- There is one main staircase within the building.
- The floors are singed as ground floor and first floor.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
Parking and Public Transport View
- There is a campus car park available.
- There is on-street standard parking.
- The nearest parking is located on Charterhouse Square.
- The nearest train station is Farringdon.
- The nearest underground station is Barbican.
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Related Access Guides View
- Old Anatomy Building.
- View information on Old Anatomy Building (opens new tab) .
- Joseph Rotblat Building.
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There is a level approach to the buildings main entrance.
Surfaces leading to the entrances to the Joseph Rotblat and the Old Anatomy Buildings which form part of the step-free route into Dean Rees House have uneven surfaces on approach. .
Dean Rees House has three entrances into the building.
There is a step-free access into Dean Rees House via two manual single doors when entering from the first floor of the Old Anatomy Building. These doors require a key card to open.
There is an entrance into the ground floor from the Joseph Rotblat building which leads into the bottom of the stairwell of Dean Rees House and accesses none of the Dean Rees House facilities step-free.
There is also an external main stepped entrance at the front of the building which accesses the same ground floor area.
The accessible entrance from Old Anatomy on the first floor is not signed.
The main entrance at the front of the building is signed.
The entrance from Joseph Roblatt Building has no signage indicating you are about to enter Dean Rees House.

There is no step-free access to the ground floor of the building.
Access to the first floor is step-free via the Joseph Roblatt Building and the Old Anatomy building.
The floor surfaces in the circulation routes are carpeted with patterned carpets, including the carpet on the stairs.
There are no resting areas in the corridors.
There is no wayfinding signage.

Toilet Facilities View
- The shared step-free toilet facilities are located on the first floor.
Washroom and Shower Facilities View
- Standard shower facilities are located on the first floor.

Car Park View
- The car park is located in front of the Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac.
- There is 1 designated Blue Badge parking bay available.
- The Blue Badge bay is clearly marked.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 240cm (width) x 480cm (depth).
- There is a marked zone to one side but not at the rear.
- The width of the marked zone is 70cm.
- The nearest designated bay is 125m from the Dean Rees House main entrance.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has uneven surfaces.
Charges and Restrictions View
- This car park is for visitors, Blue Badge holders and staff permit holders only.
- Parking is free for all users.
Drop-off Point View
- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
On-street Parking View
- On-street standard parking is available.
- The on-street standard parking is located around Charterhouse Square and is pay by phone.

This entrance is located on the first floor of the Old Anatomy Building.
The entrance area is not clearly signed.
There is step-free level access at the entrance.
A push button must be pressed in order to open the first entrance door, the push button is at a height of 116cm.
There is a single manual door at this entrance.
The door opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 77cm.
The door has a high visual contrast.
There is a second single manual door.
The second door opens towards you.
The width of the opening is 77cm.
The second door has a low visual contrast.

This entrance is located at the front of the building.
The entrance area is clearly signed.
There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is stepped access at the entrance.
There are 5 steps with no handrails.
The steps are unmarked.
The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm .
The height of the highest step is 18cm.
The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 105cm.
There is an intercom at a height of 142cm.
There is a single manual door at this entrance.
The door opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 110cm.
The door has a high visual contrast.
There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 110cm.
There is step-free level access as you enter.