Access Guide
Accommodation Overview
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About
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- Varden Street accommodation is located on Varden Street on the Whitechapel campus of Queen Mary University of London.
- It is an accommodation made up of five self-catered flats across three floors.
- The floors are not signed, but are referred to as ground, first and second within this guide.
- Varden Street has five 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 Varden Street.
- The nearest train station is Whitechapel.
- The nearest underground station is Whitechapel.
- The nearest bus station is Liverpool Street Bus Station.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free and level.
- Varden Street has one entrance.
The entrance provides stepped access to the ground floor. There is a single, manual door available at the entrance. - The entrance is not signed.
Getting Around
- There is stepped access throughout the building.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are carpeted and smooth.
- There are no resting areas in lobby areas.
- There is no wayfinding signage in this building.
- There are no manual doors in circulation areas, just to enter the flats.
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 .
- The standard on-street parking is located along Varden Street.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- The entrance area is not clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There are 4 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 an intercom at a height of 145cm.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 78cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located ahead and to the left as you enter.
- The ground, first and second floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 15 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the left going up.
- The handrail is easy to grip.
- The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrail does 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 18cm.
- 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.