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Overview

About View
- Buccleuch Place, 30 is a small sized building with 2 floors.
- There is 1 main staircase within the building.
- The floors are signed as Ground and 1.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
Parking and Public Transport View
- The venue does not have its own car park.
- There is on-street standard parking.
- The nearest parking is located in front of Buccleuch Place, 30.
- 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, 30 has 2 entrances.
The main entrance provides access to the ground floor from outside the building.
The internal link entrance from Buccleuch Place, 31 provides internal access to the first floor.
There are single manual doors available at both entrances.
The entrances are signed as 30 Buccleuch Place.

There is step-free level access throughout the building on all floors, with a main staircase between each floor.
Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth.
The only resting area available within circulation routes in this building is located in the ground floor hallway.
Wall mounted wayfinding signage is very limited within this building.
There are some manual doors in circulation routes, with a door to access the stairwell.

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 male and female toilet facilities are located on the first floor, to the right as you reach the top of the main staircase.

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, 30.
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 6 steps with no handrails.
The steps are unmarked.
The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 19cm.
The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
There is a key pad at a height of 107cm.
There is a single manual door at this entrance.
The door opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 107cm.
The door has a high visual contrast.
There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 106cm.
There is stepped access as you enter.
There is 1 step .
The step is unmarked.
The height of the step is not between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 12cm.
The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
This step level change is located directly at the threshold of the door.

The stairs surveyed are located at the rear right of the building when entering through the main entrance.
The ground and first floors can be accessed by these stairs.
There are 19 steps between floors.
The steps have low visual contrast markings 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 not between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 19cm.
The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.