Information for visitors with mobility difficulties
Access guide to Goldsmiths campus
Introduction
The Goldsmiths campus cannot claim to be fully accessible, but there is no reason why anyone should be prevented from full participation in College activities.
The campus has a number of buildings (some dating from Victorian times) but the site is relatively small, so it is possible to walk from one end of campus to the other in five minutes.
Most buildings used for teaching purposes have step-free access and accessible toilet facilities.
Our original building, the Richard Hoggart Building was built in 1843. Over the years investment has meant that 99% of rooms are accessible via step-free routes. There are three lifts in the building and two are designed for emergency evacuation.
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Richard Hoggart Building
Fully wheelchair accessible (except for one or two rooms in the south west corner).
Three lifts, two in east corridor and one in Department of Music corridor.
Accessible toilets in both corridors (ground and first floor)
Loafers café has steps down to serving area but there is a level entrance reached via the corridor leading to Students’ Union and cinema.
Library (Rutherford Building)
Entrance doors are quite heavy.
There are turnstiles on entry, but one is wide enough for anyone using a wheelchair.
Two lifts, one near the front, one to the rear.
Accessible toilets in area where stairs are located.
Warmington Tower
Card entrance required and card or code entrance to most floors
Has a lift but this is not usable in an emergency and therefore wheelchair users and mobility impaired students are advised to avoid visiting this building unless strictly necessary.
Education Building
Porter reception.
Has a lift. The lift is not usable in an emergency but there are refuge areas should evacuation not be possible without assistance.
Accessible toilets.
Students’ Union
The entrance near Loafers has steps, but the main entrance is across Dixon Road. There is a lift to the upper floors from here.
Laurie Grove Baths
Entering the building: there are two doors, the door on the left is the one to use as the one on the right has steps up to it.
There is an accessible toilet on your left as you enter the building.
Access to the studios is via a ramp down to the studios.
The basement area can only be accessed by going around to Deptford Town Hall Building (DTHB). To the right hand side of DTHB there are large orange doors. The porters can open these doors on request. Inside these doors is a courtyard which gives entrance to the basement of Laurie Grove Baths.
There is some studio space right at the back of the Baths, you go up the left hand aisle to access the back.
Other Laurie Grove buildings
Counselling Service (number 20):
Ground floor is accessible only
Careers (number 23-24):
Ground floor is accessible only
No toilets for students
Deptford Town Hall Building
Particularly unsuitable building for wheelchair users and mobility impaired people. Improvements are planned.
Loring Hall Management Centre
Accessible reception area.
Entry phone system.
No 1 St James
No 1 St James is wheelchair accessible throughout with an accessible toilet near the front of the building.
Access to the front is via a ramp.
Ben Pimlott Building
Porter reception
Has a lift.
Accessible toilets.
Hatcham House
Ramped access to front.
Swipe entry system.
There is a lift to upper floors:the Graduate School Office has a key as do the Porters.
There is an accessible toilet.
Whitehead Building
Two entrances at either end of the building.
Has a lift. The lift is not usable in an emergency but there are refuge areas should evacuation not be possible without assistance. The lift is located at the far (south) end of the building.
The accessible toilet is located by the stairs in the main lobby area where the lecture hall is (Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre).
Lockwood Building
All locations are accessible to wheelchair users via lifts and ramps, except for:
Lockwood Annex 5 (design classrooms)
Lockwood basement (textiles workshop)
The accessible toilet is located by the gym.
This building also provides a route to the Barriedale Building whilst woks on the New Academic Building are going on. However whilst there is a lift, there are some steps to the back entrance of Lockwood Building.
Barriedale Building
Barriedale A – swipe card entrance, ground floor only and no accessible toilet.
Barriedale B – swipe card entrance, ground floor has accessible toilet.