Accessible toilets
The facilities in each accessible toilet are described below. Each room description also lists the nearest accessible toilet. You may wish to refer to the full size map for accessible toilet locations.
- Brewery Room
- Cloister Court
- Hall
- Elena Hall and Sibilla Room
- Pump Court
- Quincentenary Library
- Roost Café
- Study Centre
- Webb Library/MCR
- West Court
Brewery Room
Access: The accessible toilet is in the basement below the Roost Café, next to the Brewery Room. It can be accessed from the Brewery Room lift. Access information about the lift can be found on the Roost Café and Brewery Room accessibility page. This toilet is approximately 1m from either the Roost (via the lift) or the Brewery Room.
Entrance: This is a shared toilet with step-free access, the opening is 86cm. The toilet does not require a key.
Door: The door opens outwards, it is light and is locked with a lever twist. There is no horizontal grab rail on the door.
Visibility: There is signage on or near the door. The contrast between the door and the wall is good internally and externally. The contrast between the floor and walls is good. The contrast between both the toilet roll holder and the hand dryer and the walls is good. The contrast between the the grab rails and the walls is good. The toilet seat contrast is good. The light level is moderate to good.
Dimensions: The dimensions are 151cm x 217cm. There is an unobstructed turned space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: This is a left-hand transfer toilet (the transfer space is on the left as you face the toilet). The lateral transfer space is 84cm, however it is sometimes obstructed by a sanitary and a waste disposal bins. There is a spatula-type lever flush which is not on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm.
Grab rails: The is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side. There is a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the right as you face the toilet, there is a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the left. There are vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm. There is not a red flashing fire alarm beacon.
Ablutions: There is a toilet roll holder which is not placed higher than100cm, however it cannot be reached from the toilet. The toilet roll is often left on the grab rail which can be reached from the toilet. The height of the wash basin is not higher than 74cm, the hand drier is not higher than 100cm. The height of the soap dispenser is 87cm. The wash basin, sap dispenser and the lever-mixer tap cannot be reached from the toilet. There is a mirror but it is not at a lower level.
Baby changing: There is a flip-down baby changing table in this toilet at a height of 80cm.
Other: There is a sanitary disposal bin. There are no coat hooks. There is no shelf.
Cloister Court
Access: The accessible toilet is off Cloister Court, to the right of the main ground floor Dining Hall entrance. If coming from First Court into Cloister Court, go past the entrance to the Dining Hall and the toilet is through the next door on your left. There is step free access from Cloister Court and a canopy which provides weather protection. There is a pair of automatic, push pad double doors, although one door is normally locked. The push pad is at 100cm, the width of the door opening is 85cm and the door opens away from you (push). There is then a second single door to your right on entering. It opens away from you (push) and is also push pad activated and 86cm wide. The entry push pad is at a height of 107cm, the exit pad is at 95cm.
Entrance: The accessible toilet is approximate 2m from the entrance. This is a shared toilet with step free access. The opening is 86cm and does not require a key.
Door: The door opens inwards and is heavy, with a locking handle. The width of the accessible toilet opening is 86cm. The door does not have a horizontal grab rail.
Visibility: The contrast between the door and wall is poor. The contrast between the grab rails and wall is good. The contrast between the walls and floor is good. The contrast between the hand dryer and the wall is good. The toilet seat colour contrast is poor. The lighting levels are low to moderate.
Dimensions: The dimensions of the accessible toilet are 150cm x 305cm. There is not an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: There is a lateral transfer space of 86cm on the right side when facing the toilet pan. The transfer space is obstructed by a waste disposal bin. The flush, a spatula type lever, is on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm.
Grab rails: There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side. There is a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the transfer side and a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the opposite side. There are vertical wall-mounted grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm, although the pull cord is higher than 10cm from the floor. There is not a red flashing fire alarm beacon within the toilet.
Ablutions: There is a wash basin that can be reached from seated on the toilet, with a height of 70cm. The wash basin tap is a lever mixer type. There is a wall-fixed soap dispenser at a height of 81cm, which cannot be reached from seated on the toilet. There is no towel dispenser. There is a hand dryer placed at a height of 116cm. There is no toilet roll holder.
Baby changing: There is a flip-down baby change table available at a height of 86cm.
Other: Disposal facilities, including female sanitary and pedal bin disposal units, are available. There are coat hooks in the toilet at heights of 106cm and 176cm from the floor. There is a mirror, but it is not placed at a lower level or at an angle. There is no shelf within the accessible toilet.
Hall
Access: The accessible toilet is 5 steps up from the landing outside the Hall, in front of you on exiting the lift. Access to the lift from the ground floor is on the left of the stairs to the Hall. Access information about the lift can be found on the Hall accessibility page.
Entrance: The toilet is approximately 2m from the lift. It is a shared toilet. It has step-free access, the opening is 86cm. The toilet does not require a key.
Door: The door opens inwards, it is heavy and is locked with a locking handle. There is no grab rail on the back of the door.
Visibility: There is signage on or near the door. The contrast between the door and the wall is good internally and externally. The contrast between the floor and walls is poor. The contrast between the grab rails and walls is good. The toilet seat contrast is poor. The contrast between the hand dryer and the wall is good. The light level is good.
Dimensions: The dimensions are 160cm x 275cm. There is not an unobstructed turned space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: This is a right-hand transfer toilet (the transfer space is on the right as you face the toilet). The lateral transfer space is 125cm, however it is sometimes obstructed by a sanitary bin and waste disposal bin. There is a spatula-type lever flush on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm.
Grab rails: The is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side. There are wall mounted grab rails on both sides of the toilet, the grab rail on the transfer side is vertically mounted and the rail on the other side is horizontally mounted. There are vertical grab rails on either side of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm. There is a red flashing fire alarm beacon.
Ablutions: There is not a toilet roll holder. The height of the wash basin is 72cm, the soap dispenser is 86cm, the hand drier is 118cm. The wash basin, soap dispenser and the lever-mixer tap can be reached from the toilet. There is a mirror at a lower level.
Baby changing: There is a flip-down baby changing table in this toilet at a height of 88cm.
Other: There are sanitary and waste disposal bins. There are coat hooks are 128cm and 178cm above the floor. There is no shelf.
Elena Hall and Sibilla Room
Access: The accessible toilet is off the corridor behind Elena Hall. It is accessed via a permanent ramp/slope on the ground floor with a slight gradient. The width of the ramp is 135cm.
Entrance: This is a shared toilet with step-free access, the opening is 86cm. The toilet does not require a key.
Door: The door opens outwards, it is light and is locked with a locking handle. There is a horizontal grab rail on the door.
Visibility: There is signage on or near the door. The contrast between the door and the wall is good internally and externally. The contrast between the floor and walls is good. The contrast between the grab rails and walls is poor. The toilet seat contrast is poor. The contrast between both the toilet roll holder and the hand dryer and the wall is good. The light level is good.
Dimensions: The dimensions are 138cm x 170cm. There is not an unobstructed turned space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: This is a left-hand transfer toilet (the transfer space is on the left as you face the toilet). The lateral transfer space is 64cm, however it is sometimes obstructed by a sanitary bin. The spatula-type flush is not on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm.
Grab rails: The is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side. There are wall mounted grab rails on both sides of the toilet, the grab rail on the transfer side is vertically mounted and the rail on the other side is horizontally mounted. There are vertical grab rails on either side of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm. There is a red flashing fire alarm beacon.
Ablutions: There is a toilet roll holder that can be reached from the toilet and is not higher than 100cm. The height of the wash basin is not higher than 72cm, the soap dispenser is 108cm, the hand drier is not higher than 100cm. The wash basin, soap dispenser and the lever-mixer tap can be reached from the toilet. There is a mirror but it is not at a lower level.
Baby changing: There are no baby changing facilities in this toilet.
Other: There is a sanitary disposal bin. There are coat hooks are 136cm and 202cm above the floor. There is no shelf.
Pump Court
Access: The accessible toilet is on the ground floor, accessed via the external entrance for the lift and public toilets, or by taking the lift from the Coleridge room. The accessible toilet is to the left as you enter the external door. This toilet is approximately 4m from the Coleridge room. There is also a standard, shared toilet here, and standard male and female toilets on the first floor, opposite the Coleridge room and to the right as you leave the lift. Access information about the lift can be found on the Coleridge room accessibility page.
Entrance: This is a shared toilet with step-free access, the opening is 75cm. The toilet does not require a key.
Door: The door opens inwards, it is light and is locked with a lever twist. There is a horizontal grab rail on the door.
Visibility: There is signage on or near the door. The contrast between the door and the wall is good internally and externally. The contrast between the floor and walls is good. The contrast between the grab rails and walls is poor. The toilet seat contrast is poor. The contrast between both the toilet roll holder and the hand dryer and the wall is poor. The light level is moderate to good.
Dimensions: The dimensions are 158cm x 283cm. There is not an unobstructed turned space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: This is a left-hand transfer toilet (the transfer space is on the left as you face the toilet). The lateral transfer space is 92cm, however it is sometimes obstructed by a sanitary bin. The flush is on top of the cistern, not on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm. The toilet seat has a lid.
Grab rails: The is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side. There is a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the right as you face the toilet, there is not a wall-mounted grab rail on the left. There is a vertical grab rail on the left of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is not an emergency alarm or a red flashing fire alarm beacon.
Ablutions: There is a toilet roll holder that can be reached from the toilet and is at 109cm. The height of the wash basin is 73cm, the hand drier is 107cm. The wash basin, soap dispenser and the lever-mixer tap can be reached from the toilet. There is a mirror but it is not at a lower level.
Baby changing: There is a flip-down baby changing table in this toilet at a height of 89cm.
Other: There is a sanitary disposal bin. There are no coat hooks. There is no shelf.
Quincentenary Library
Access: This accessible toilet is located to the right as you exit the lift on the second floor.
Entrance: This is a shared toilet with step-free access, via the lift. The opening is 85cm. The toilet does not require a key.
Door: The door opens outwards and is heavy. It is locked by a twist lock. The door has a horizontal grab rail.
Visibility: The contrast between the walls and floor is good. The contrast between the external door and wall is fair, as is the contrast between the internal door and wall and between the horizontal grab rail and internal door. The contrast between the wall-mounted grab rails and wall is poor. The contrast between the toilet seat, the wash basin, the towel dispenser, the toilet roll holder and the wall is poor. The contrast between the hand dryer and the wall is good. The toilet seat colour contrast is poor. The lighting levels are good.
Dimensions: The dimensions of the accessible toilet are 150cm x 200cm. The accessible toilet does not have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: There is a lateral transfer space. As you face the toilet pan, the transfer space is on the right. The lateral transfer space is 82cm. The transfer space is obstructed by a female sanitary bin. There is a flush on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 44cm. There is a lid attached to the toilet seat.
Grab rails: The door has a horizontal grab rail. There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side and a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the transfer side. There is a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the opposite side of the seat to the transfer space. There is a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the right-hand side of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm. There is not a red flashing fire alarm beacon within the toilet.
Ablutions: There is a flush on the transfer side. There is a spatula-type lever flush. There is a toilet roll holder 130cm from floor level. The toilet roll holder cannot be reached from seated on the toilet the toilet roll is often left on the grab rail, which can be reached from the toilet. There is a wash basin at 71cm. The wash basin and taps can be reached from seated on the toilet. The wash basin tap type is lever mixer. There is a wall-fixed soap dispenser at a height of 102cm. The soap dispenser cannot be reached from seated on the toilet. There is a towel dispenser at a height of 130cm. The towel dispenser cannot be reached from seated on the toilet. There is a hand dryer at a height of 86cm. The hand dryer requires hands to be inserted into the top.
Baby changing: There are no baby changing facilities available in this toilet.
Other: There is a female sanitary bin, a general waste bin (with lid), and a general waste bin (with no lid). There are coat hooks, 144cm from floor level. There is a mirror. The mirror is not placed at a lower level or at an angle for ease of use. There is not a shelf within the accessible toilet. There is a light switch/pull cord 95cm from floor level.
Roost Café
Access: The accessible toilet is on the ground floor, off the corridor that leads to the JCR. This is on the west, or right side of the Roost Café (if you are looking at the café from the Orchard). From the Roost Café, take the exit nearest the payment counter, turn right and then immediate left before the exit to the Orchard. This toilet is approximately 10m from either the entrance from the Orchard or from the Roost.
Entrance: This is a shared toilet with step-free access, the opening is 77cm. The toilet does not require a key.
Door: The door opens inwards, it is light and is locked with a lever twist. There is no horizontal grab rail on the door.
Visibility: There is signage on or near the door. The contrast between the door and the wall is good internally and externally. The contrast between the floor and walls is good. The contrast between the toilet roll holder and the wall is good. The contrast between the both the grab rails and the hand dryer and the walls is poor. The toilet seat contrast is poor. The light level is good.
Dimensions: The dimensions are 161cm x 225cm. There is not an unobstructed turned space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: This is a left-hand transfer toilet (the transfer space is on the left as you face the toilet). The lateral transfer space is 60cm, however it is sometimes obstructed by a sanitary bin. The push-button flush is on top of the cistern, not on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm. The toilet has a backrest.
Grab rails: The is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side. There is a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the right as you face the toilet, there is a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the left. There are vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm. There is not a red flashing fire alarm beacon.
Ablutions: There is a toilet roll holder that can be reached from the toilet and is not placed higher than100cm. The height of the wash basin is not higher than 74cm, the hand drier is not higher than 100cm. The wash basin and the lever-mixer tap can be reached from the toilet. There is a handheld soap dispenser. There is a mirror but it is not at a lower level.
Baby changing: There are no baby changing facilities in this toilet.
Other: There is a sanitary disposal bin. There is a coat hook at 173cm above the floor. There is no shelf.
Study Centre
Access: This accessible toilet is located on the ground floor, to the left as you enter, next to Teaching Room 1. It is approximately 10m from the Study Centre entrance.
Entrance: There is step free access into the toilet. This is a shared toilet, and a key is not required for access.
Door: The door opens outwards and is heavy, with a twist lock. The width of the accessible toilet opening is 93cm. The door has a horizontal grab rail.
Visibility: The toilet features moderate to good lighting levels. There is fair contrast between the door, walls and floor, and fair contrast for various grab rails and fittings. The toilet seat has poor contrast.
Dimensions: The dimensions of the accessible toilet are 226cm x 187cm. There is an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: There is a lateral transfer space of 157cm on the right side when facing the toilet pan. The flush, a spatula type lever, is on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm.
Grab rails: There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side. There is a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the transfer side and a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the opposite side. There are vertical wall-mounted grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm, although the pull cord is higher than 10cm from the floor. There is a red flashing fire alarm beacon within the toilet.
Ablutions :There is a wash basin that can be reached from seated on the toilet and is not higher than 74cm. The wash basin tap is a lever mixer type. There is a toilet roll holder reachable from the toilet seat, it is at a height of 106cm. There is a handheld soap dispenser which can be reached from the toilet. There is a hand dryer which is not higher than 100cm although it requires hands to be inserted into the top. There is also a towel dispenser which cannot be reached from the toilet and is placed at 127cm.
Baby changing: There are no baby changing facilities in this toilet.
Other: There is a sanitary disposal unit. There is no coat hook. There is a shelf with minimum dimensions of 12.5cm x 40cm, at a height of 85cm. The shelf is reachable from the toilet. There is a mirror, however it is not placed at a lower level or at an angle.
Webb Library/MCR
Access: This accessible toilet is located next to the MCR entrance on the second floor. There is step-free access into the accessible toilet, via the lift.
Entrance: There is step free access into the toilet. This is a shared toilet, and a key is not required for access.
Door: The door opens inwards and is heavy. It is locked by a twist lock. The width of the accessible toilet opening is 86cm. The door does not have a horizontal grab rail.
Visibility: The contrast between the door and wall is good. The contrast between the walls and floor is good. The lighting levels are good. The contrast between grab rails and wall is poor. The contrast between the toilet roll holder and the wall is good. The contrast between the wash basin, hand dryer and wall is poor. The toilet seat colour contrast is poor.
Dimensions: The dimensions of the accessible toilet are 170cm x 225cm. The accessible toilet does not have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: There is a lateral transfer space. As you face the toilet pan, the transfer space is on the left. The lateral transfer space is 70cm. The transfer space is obstructed by a female sanitary bin. The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm. The toilet has a backrest.
Grab rails: There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side. There is a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the transfer side. There is a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the opposite side of the seat to the transfer space. There are vertical wall-mounted grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm. There is a red flashing fire alarm beacon within the toilet.
Ablutions: There is a push button flush, however, it is not on the transfer side. There is a toilet roll holder at 95cm that can be reached from seated on the toilet. The wash basin and taps can be reached from seated on the toilet, the wash basin is at 70cm. The wash basin tap type is lever mixer. The soap dispenser is at 116cm and cannot be reached from seated on the toilet. There is a hand dryer at a height of 94cm.
Baby changing: There are no baby changing facilities in this toilet.
Other: There is a female sanitary disposal unit. There are coat hooks. The mirror is not placed at a lower level or at an angle for ease of use. There is not a shelf within the accessible toilet.
West Court
Access: The accessible toilet is on the ground floor, ahead and to the right as you enter the West Court entrance. This toilet is approximately 16m from either entrance.
Entrance: This is a shared toilet with step-free access, the opening is 88cm. The toilet does not require a key.
Door: The door opens outwards, it is a heavy door and is locked with a lever twist. There is a horizontal grab rail on the door.
Visibility: There is signage on or near the door. The contrast between the door and the wall is good internally and externally. The contrast between the floor and walls is good. The contrast between the grab rails and the walls is good. The toilet seat contrast is good. The light level is moderate to good.
Dimensions: The dimensions are 195cm x 227cm. There is an unobstructed turned space of 150cm x 150cm.
Transfer: This is a right-hand transfer toilet (the transfer space is on the right as you face the toilet). The lateral transfer space is 124cm, however it is sometimes obstructed by sanitary and waste bins. There is a spatula-type lever flush on the transfer side. The height of the toilet seat is 48cm.
Grab rails: The is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side. There is a horizontal wall-mounted grab rail on the left as you face the toilet, there is a vertical wall-mounted grab rail on the right. There are vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
Alarms: There is an emergency alarm. There is a red flashing fire alarm beacon.
Ablutions: There is a toilet roll holder on the dropdown rail that can be reached from the toilet and is not placed higher than 100cm. The height of the wash basin is not higher than 74cm. The wash basin and the lever-mixer tap can be reached from the toilet. There is a handheld soap dispenser but it cannot be reached from the toilet. There is a mirror but it is not at a lower level. The hand drier is not higher than 100cm, however, it requires hands to be inserted from the top. There is no towel dispenser. There is a mirror however it is not placed at a lower level.
Baby changing: There is a flip-down baby changing table in this toilet at a height of 100cm.
Other: There is a sanitary disposal bin. There is no coat hook. There is no shelf.
