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Chiltern Building

University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS

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Overview

  • About View
    • The Chiltern Building is a medium sized building with 4 floors.
    • There is 1 lift and 2 main staircases.
    • The floors are signed as the ground, first, second and third floors.
  • Parking and Public Transport View
    • The venue shares a car park which has Blue Badge parking available.
    • The nearest train station is Marylebone Station.
    • The nearest underground station is Baker Street.

Getting Inside

  • There is level access into the Chiltern Building off the Podium area of the Marylebone Campus. Access to the Podium Area is via the main entrance of the Marylebone Building located off Marylebone Road which has step-free access via a slight ramp.
  • There are multiple entrances into the Chiltern Building.
    The main entrance has a set of double manual doors and leads to the Chiltern Building lift.
    There is a single manual entrance to the right of the double manual doors. This is permanently held open and has a width of 84cm.
    There is an opening of over 150cm with no doors to access the ground floor corridor leading to rooms CG43 and CG44.
    There are separate entrances accessed off the main campus Podium into CG42, CG01, CG02 and The Orla Gough Lecture Theatre CG28.
  • The main entrance is signed as Chiltern Building.
    The entrance to the right of the building is signed as Chiltern Building (Financial Market Suites 1 and 2).
    There is no signage at the entrance to rooms CG4 and CG43.
    There are separate entrances accessed off the main campus podium into CG42, CG01, CG02 and The Orla Gough Lecture Theatre CG28 are all clearly signed with the name of the room accessed.

Getting Around

  • There is step-free level access throughout the building.
  • There are some floor surfaces along the circulation routes of the building on the ground floor which are hard and smooth with a shiny finish.
    Floor surfaces in some areas of the ground floor and throughout the first, second, third and fourth floors are carpeted.
    The flooring on the first, second, third and fourth floors was covered at the time of survey (May 2025) with shiny material due to ongoing works.
  • There is a resting area along the corridor on the ground floor that gives access to CG42, CG43 and CG44.
  • There is wayfinding signage and maps throughout the building.
  • There are manual doors located along some corridors of the building.

Toilet and Changing Facilities

  • Toilet Facilities View
    • There are 3 toilets with adaptations.
    • Toilets with adaptations are located on the ground, first and third floors.
    • The transfer space varies between left and right in the toilets with adaptations.
    • The female step-free toilet facilities are located on the ground floor.
    • The shared step-free toilet facilities are located on the first, second, third and fourth floors.

Entrance

  • This entrance is located off the central Atrium of the Marylebone Campus.
  • The entrance area is clearly signed.
  • There is step-free level access at the entrance.
  • The doors open away from you.
  • The width of the opening is 124cm.
  • The doors have a high visual contrast.

Lift

  • The lift surveyed is located just beyond the main Chiltern Building entrance.
  • The distance from the main Chiltern Building entrance is 10m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
  • The ground, first, second, third and fourth floors are accessed by this lift.
  • The lift door has a high visual contrast.
  • The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
  • The external lift control buttons have tactile markings.
  • The lift door opening width is 105cm.

Stairs

  • The stairs surveyed are located just beyond the main Chiltern Building entrance.
  • There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
  • The ground, first, second, third and fourth floors can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 20+ 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 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 between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Toilet with Adaptations (First Floor - Shared - Left Hand Transfer)

  • Location and Access View
    • The toilet surveyed is located along the first floor corridor.
    • The distance from the main lift is 35m.
    • The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access and manual doors.
    • There is step-free level access into the facility.
    • There is a door off the corridor leading into the toilet area on the first floor which is signed as being for the standard shared toilets.
    • There is no signage on or near the door.
    • The door opens outwards and has a high visual contrast.
    • The width of the door opening is 85cm.
    • The door has a twist lock.
    • There is a grab rail on the internal door with a high visual contrast.
  • Dimensions and Features View
    • The dimensions of the cubicle are 145cm (width) x 260cm (depth) and there is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
    • There is a lateral transfer space to the left as you face the toilet.
    • The lateral transfer space is 75cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
    • There is a wall sensor flush on the non-transfer side.
    • There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
    • The horizontal grab rail has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
    • The vertical grab rail has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
    • The dropdown rail has a high visual contrast.
    • The toilet seat is 48cm from the floor.
    • The toilet seat has a low visual contrast.
    • The toilet has a padded backrest.
    • There is a wall mounted toilet roll holder which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The toilet roll holder has a low visual contrast.
    • The toilet roll holder is 116cm from the floor.
    • The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The wash basin is 75cm from the floor.
    • The wash basin has a twist turn mixer tap.
    • The vertical grab rails are on both sides of the wash basin.
    • The wash basin grab rails have a high visual contrast.
    • There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The soap dispenser has a low visual contrast.
    • The soap dispenser is 96cm from the floor.
    • There is not a towel dispenser.
    • There is a wall mounted hand dryer which requires hands to be inserted into the top.
    • The hand dryer has a high visual contrast.
    • The hand dryer is 96cm from the floor.
    • There is a pull cord emergency alarm, however it is not within 10cm from the floor.
    • There is a mirror.
    • There is no shelf.
    • The cubicle has a sanitary bin.
    • There are no coat hooks.
    • The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
    • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.