St Hilda's College

**March 2023 - This page is under construction**

2 Blue Badge spaces on site available by prior arrangement
Standard parking on site also available by prior arrangement
Step free entrance. Manual gate usually held open 7am to 7pm. Secure access at other times
Powered door to Porters' Lodge
Step free access to most of main site including Porters' Lodge, JCR, SCR, bar, library, dining hall, gym, Pavilion and Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building
4 accessible bedrooms on main site.
1 accessible flat at Jocelyn Morris Quad (Iffley Road).
2 accessible bedrooms at student accommodation building on Cowley Road
Accessible toilets available in all main buildings on college site
Lift access to all floors of new Anniversary Building
No hearing support systems currently available

On-site designated parking for Blue Badge holders	Yes - 2 spaces
Public designated parking for Blue Badge holders within 200m	No
Other nearby parking	Yes - on Cowley Place
Main entrance	Step free. Gate held open 7am to 7pm
Alternative entrance	Ramped access to Hall Building from Cowley Place. Secure. Manual door.
Accessible bedrooms	Yes. 4 on main site. 3 at off site locations
Wheelchair accessible toilets	Yes. In all main buildings
Lift	Lift access to all floors in new Anniversary Building
Hearing support systems	No

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1 Blue Badge space outside Jacqueline Du Pre Building. This is smaller than current accessibility recommendations, but has plenty of transfer space to one side.
1 Blue Badge space outside South Building. This has a wheelchair symbol, but has no other marking. There is plenty of transfer space.
Step free access from both Blue Badge spaces to rest of college site.
Staff car park on site - no designated Blue Badge spaces. Step free access from staff car park to rest of college site.
All college parking is only available by prior arrangement.
Limited public parking on Cowley Place within 200m from entrance.
No Blue Badge spaces on Cowley Place.

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Step free access from pavement to entrance, Porters' Lodge and college site.
Pavement outside main entrance uneven and in poor condition.
Manual entrance gate into college - held open 7am to 7pm. Clear width of 106cm. Gate is secure after 7pm. 24 hour intercom to Porters' Lodge is 126cm high. Card reader for access is 115cm high.
Powered doors into Porters' Lodge.

Ramped and stepped access from pavement to entrance.
Stairs have 4 steps. Central handrail. Deep steps. No contrasting markings on step edges.
Ramps either side of stairs. Handrail to one side of ramps.
Level area at top of ramps and stairs.
Manual secure entrance door for staff and students. No intercom. Card reader for access is 109cm high, and placed in a corner. Door is light to use, and has clear width of 114cm.
Inside the building there is step free access to the library.

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Step free access from pavement to entrance and Porters' Lodge.
Manual gate into college site. Gate held open 7am to 7pm. Clear width of 106cm. Gate is secure after 7pm. 24 hour intercom to Porters' Lodge at 126cm high. Card reader for access is 115cm high.
Once through gate, Lodge is on the left.
Powered automatic doors into Porters' Lodge.
Lodge is staffed 24 hours a day.
Higher section of Lodge counter is 105 cm high.
Lower section of Lodge counter is 74 cm high, with a knee recess.
Pigeon holes at a range of heights; many are wheelchair accessible.
No hearing support system at Lodge.
Step free access from Lodge to rest of college site.

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Anniversary Building is on the main college site.
Modern building with step free access, powered entrance door, lift to all floors, accessible toilet on all floors.
Secure access to building. Card reader is 120cm high and activates powered door.
Door has clear width of 110 cm.

2 accessible bedrooms on ground floor, 1 on second floor.
Bedrooms are spacious.
1 bedroom has a height adjustable desk and ergonomic chair. This can be provided in other rooms if needed.
Furniture can be arranged as needed.
Windows have deep reveals; window controls may be hard to reach for some.

All bedrooms have en suite bathrooms.
Poor visual contrast between bathroom door, frame and surrounding wall.
Bathrooms are around 3 m long by 2 m wide (reducing to 1.5 m wide where wall kicks back).
Bathrooms have a toilet, sink, shower and shower seat - all have support rails.

Accessible bedrooms and kitchen are near the entrance.
Kitchen is shared with all students on the ground floor.
Kitchen is spacious.
Worktop and sink is 86 cm high.
Knee recess is 65 cm high and 100 cm wide. This gives access to the worktop but not to the sink.
Cupboards and drawers have recessed finger grips to open (as opposed to handles).
The hob has touch controls with very poor visual contrast.

There are 2 kitchens on the second floor. The kitchen described here is adjacent to the accessible bedroom.
Kitchen is spacious.
Worktop and sink is 90 cm high.
Knee recess is 69 cm high and 80 cm wide. This gives access to the worktop and draining board, but not the sink. The knee recess in a corner so access to the left section of worktop is hampered.
Cupboards and drawers have recessed finger grips to open (as opposed to handles).
The hob has touch controls with very poor visual contrast.

This section is about the main college site. There are some off-site accommodation buildings not covered here.

Unlike many Oxford colleges, St Hilda's College does not have separate quads; all buildings can be accessed from the main grounds.
Step free access around most of the main college site (stepped access only to some areas of river frontage).
Step free access to all buildings on the main college site.
From the main entrance, the site slops gently downwards to the Pavilion, then slopes gently upwards to the South Building. This surface is step free, firm and level.
Beyond the South Building there are paths to accommodation buildings, the gym and the Jacqueline Du Pré Building. Path surfaces are generally paved, firm and level. Path to the gym is loose gravel. Path behind South Building has a short section of temporary plastic paving.
Path in front of Hall Building and around gardens is loose gravel. Path leading down to river frontage by Hall Building is moderately steep; surface is loose gravel.
Stepped access only to river frontage by South Building. 3 sets of steps - one has handrail one side, one has no handrails, one is steep with handrails both sides.