Access Guide
Accommodation Overview
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About
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- Albert Stern House is an accommodation block in the Mile End campus at Queen Mary University of London. It is located on Mile End Road.
- It is an accommodation block made up of self-catered flats across 4 floors.
- The floors are signed as G, 1, 2 and 3.
- Albert Stern House has 8 flats.
- There are no rooms with adaptations.
- Standard accommodation has shared bathrooms with baths and showers combined.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- There is on-street standard parking.
- The nearest parking is located on Bancroft Road.
- The nearest train station is Limehouse.
- The nearest underground station is Mile End.
- The nearest bus station is Stratford Bus Station.
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https://www.qmul.ac.uk/security/parking/ for the full parking policy at QMUL.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free and level.
- Albert Stern House has two entrances. Both entrances provide stepped access to the ground floor.
There is a single, manual door available at the main entrance and double manual doors at the rear entrance. - The main entrance is signed as Albert Stern House and the rear entrance is not signed.
- The rear entrance is accessed through the entrance to Ifor Evans Place which involves several sets of steps.
Getting Around
- There is not step-free access throughout this building.
- Floor 3 is a part of flat 8 only which is a dual-level flat.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are carpeted and smooth.
- There are no resting areas in circulation areas.
- Overhead and wall mounted wayfinding signage is limited throughout this building.
- There are manual doors in circulation areas and to access staircases.
Parking
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
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On-street Parking
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- On-street standard parking is available .
Entrance (Main)
- This entrance is located on Mile End Road.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There are 2 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 17cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- There is an intercom at a height of 130cm.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 113cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 153cm.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located along the corridor as you enter and to the right.
- There are double manual doors to access the stairwell.
- Ground - floor 2 can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- The steps are unmarked and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 15cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.