Access Guide
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- The Squash Courts, Armitage Centre is a small building with two floors.
- There is one main staircase.
- The floors are not signed but are named Ground and 1.
- The stairs leading to a viewing area.
- There are no toilet facilities.
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- The venue shares a car park which has Blue Badge parking available.
- The nearest train station is Manchester Piccadilly.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free.
- Squash Courts, Armitage Centre has one entrance which is stepped.
- The entrance is not named.
Getting Around
- There is step-fee level access on the ground floor of the building.
- There are narrow doorways to the squash courts.
- Floors surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth.
- There are no resting areas in the building.
- Wayfinding signage is not provided.
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the building.
- The entrance area is not clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- 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.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 68cm.
- The door has a low visual contrast.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located ahead as you enter the building.
- The Ground floor and viewing gallery can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 12 steps between floors.
- The steps have some clear markings 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 not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 20cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- The steps have open risers.