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Overview

About View
- Buccleuch Place, 24 is a medium sized building with 4 floors.
- There is 1 main staircase within the building.
- The floors are signed as ground, 1, 2 and 3.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
Parking and Public Transport View
- The venue shares a car park.
- There is on-street standard parking.
- The nearest parking is located behind Buccleuch Place, 25.
- The nearest train station is Edinburgh Waverley.
- The nearest bus station is Edinburgh Bus Station.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).

The approach to the building is step-free, with stepped approach to the main entrance.
Buccleuch Place, 24 has 1 entrance.
This entrance provides stepped access to the ground floor.
There is a single manual door available at this entrance.
The entrance is signed as 24 Buccleuch Place.

Access within this building varies from floor to floor, with uneven surfaces throughout, and a main staircase between each floor.
On the first and second floors there are slight slopes throughout the lobby areas.
On the third floor there is a single step to access the lobby area.
There is a slight slope in the circulation route on the second floor.
There are single steps to access the standard toilet cubicles in the right hand lobbies on all floors.
Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having patterned carpet.
There are no resting areas in circulation routes within this building.
Wall mounted wayfinding signage is very limited within this building.
There are some manual doors in circulation corridors within this building.
There are manual doors between the main stairwell and lobby areas.

General Building Information View
- Please note the fire evacuation strategy from the upper floors of this building relies on the ability to self-transfer into an evacuation chair.

Toilet Facilities View
- The gender inclusive toilet facilities are located on the first, second and third floors.
Washroom and Shower Facilities View
- The standard toilets within the right-hand lobby areas have stepped access to enter.
  The standard toilet on the first floor, at the rear of the building has step-free level access.

Car Park View
- The car park is located at the rear of Buccleuch Place, 25.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of loose chippings and concrete.
- There are no designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
Charges and Restrictions View
- This car park is for permit holders only.
- Parking is not free for all users.
- Clearly presented parking signs are available.
- This campus car park is shared amongst the university buildings along Buccleuch Place.
Drop-off Point View
- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
On-street Parking View
- On-street standard parking is available .
- The standard on-street parking is located along the length of Buccleuch Place, in front of the university buildings.

This entrance is located at the front of Buccleuch Place, 24.
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 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 between 30cm and 45cm.
There is an intercom at a height of 139cm.
There is a single manual door at this entrance.
The door opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 94cm.
The door has a high visual contrast.
There is stepped access as you enter.
There is 1 step with no handrails.
The step is unmarked.
The height of the step is between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 18cm.
The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.

The stairs surveyed are located directly ahead as you enter the main entrance.
The ground, first, second and third floors can be accessed by these stairs.
There are 20+ steps between floors.
The steps have low visual contrast markings and have a handrail on the right 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 17cm.
The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
Lighting levels were low at the time of the survey.