Magdalen College

Undergraduate and postgraduate college founded in 1458. Located on High Street, OX1 4AU

Magdalen College – New Building

 

Magdalen College has step-free access to most parts of the college grounds, including the Chapel and the Dining Hall (via a lift). 

This table contains summary information about the college
Main Entrance High Street, Oxford OX1 4AU
Alternative Entrance Gate to the left of Lodge
Blue badge parking nearby / on-site Yes, on-site via Longwall Street entrance
Step-free access to Lodge No
Hearing support system in Lodge  
Wheelchair accessible bathrooms on-site  
Lifts on-site  
Hearing support systems on-site  
Tactile indicators on-site  
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Accessibility Information

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Entry

Entrance located on High Street.

Access Level

Lodge is not step-free but there is a bell push to contact the porter to open the adjacent gate into the College. Adjacent gate is fully-flat and step-free.

 

 

 

There is a bell push by main gate to contact the porter to open the adjacent gate.

Gate is 300 cm wide.

Gate has fully-flat, step-free access.

Gate is heavy but powered. Handle height is 120 cm.

magdalen – lodge – alternative gate (1:2)

magdalen – lodge – alternative gate (2:2)

 

 

 

Entry from High Street

Door frame is 140 cm wide.

Door is accessed by two (2) steps. Steps are 140 cm wide, 17 cm high and 41 cm deep.

Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 107 cm.

Door is unlocked and propped open during day. Ring Lodge or buzz the porter to open 24hr.

magdalen – lodge – door one (1:2)

magdalen – lodge – door one (2:2)

 

 
Entry from St John's Quad

Door frame is 122 cm wide.
Door is accessed by one (1) step. Step is 122 cm wide and 7 cm high.

Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 108 cm.

Door is unlocked and propped open during day. Ring Lodge or buzz the porter to open 24hr.

magdalen – lodge – door two (1:1)

 

 

 
 

Main gate is 84 cm wide. Requires Bod Card. Entry detector is 122 cm high. Exit button is 123 cm high.
Internal door frames are 87 cm wide. Handle heights are 87 cm.
Counter is 90 cm high. Pathway is narrow.

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magdalen – lodge – interior space (2:6)

magdalen – lodge – interior space (3:6)

magdalen – lodge – interior space (4:6)

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Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

 
Entry

Primary entrance located in Cloister is not step-free.
Alternative accessible entrance via lift located next to steps.

Access Level

Primary entrance has 17 steps. Steps are 18 cm high, 170 cm wide and 32 cm deep.
Lift is 91 cm wide. Lift is not available outside of dining hall hours when there is no staff member available.

 

 

 

 

Entry to Lift

Door frame is 124 cm wide.
Door has step-free access but has 0.5 cm high wooden lip so is not fully-flat.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 107 cm.
Normally propped open during dining hall hours.

magdalen – dining hall – door one (1:2)

magdalen – dining hall – door one (2:2)

 

 

Entry to Dining Hall

Door frame is 120 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 112 cm.
Normally propped open during dining hall hours.

magdalen – dining hall – door two (1:2)

magdalen – dining hall – door two (2:2)

 

 

Entry to Dining Hall

Door frame is 120 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 112 cm.
Often propped open during dining hall hours. 

magdalen – dining hall – door three (1:2)

magdalen – dining hall – door three (2:2)

 

 

Entry to Buttery

Door frame is 152 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 125 cm.
Normally propped open during dining hall hours. 

magdalen – dining hall – door four (1:1)

 

 

 

Entry to Buttery

Door frame is 77 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 139 cm.
Normally propped open during dining hall hours. 

magdalen – dining hall – door five (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Buttery counter is 85 cm high and cutaway.
Spacious aisles in Dining Hall.
Table height is 100 cm.
Chairs are movable.

magdalen – dining hall – interior space (1:2)

magdalen – dining hall – interior space (2:2)

 

 

Entry

Entrance located in Longwall Quad.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access. Ramp leads from Longwall Quad to library.
External door requires Bod Card access. Open 24hr.
All library floors are accessible via lift. Lift is 93 cm wide and handle is 110 cm high.

 

 

Entry from Longwall Quad

Door frame is 85 cm wide. 
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Automatic, sliding glass door.
Requires Bod Card access. Detector is 116 cm high.

magdalen – library – door one (1:1)

magdalen – library – general (1:3)

magdalen – library – general (3:3)

 

Entry from Foyer

Door frame is 85 cm wide. 
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Automatic, sliding glass door.

 

 

 

 

All floors are accessible via lift. Speak to a librarian for lift access.
All doors frames are between 93 and 106 cm wide. All doors are powered and have fully-flat, step-free access. Push pads are 90 cm high.
Desk height is 75cm.
Pathways can be narrow between shelves. Rolling stacks are manually levered.

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magdalen – library – general space (5:6)

magdalen – library – interior space (6:6)

 

 

Accessible toilet #4 is located on ground floor.
Accessible toilet #5 is located on second floor.

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located on first floor of Cloister IX and is not step-free.
JCR Dining Room is separately located on ground floor of Cloister VIII (see separate section).

Access Level

Entrance has 20 steps. Steps are 90 cm wide, 20 cm high and 28 cm deep.
Requires Bod Card access. Open 24hr.

 

 

 

Main Entry

Door frame is 200 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 100 cm.
Requires Bod Card access.

 

 

 

 

Entry to Games Room

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.
Door has [fully-flat, step-free access?]
Door is manual and heavy. Handle[/Knob/Bar] height is [XXX] cm.
Normally propped open [during]. 

 

 

 

Entry to Lounge Room

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.
Door has [fully-flat, step-free access?]
Door is manual and heavy. Handle[/Knob/Bar] height is [XXX] cm.
Normally propped open [during dining hall hours]. 

 

 

 

Under reconstruction.

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located on ground floor of Cloister VIII and is not step-free.

Access Level

Entrance is accessed by one (1) step. Step is 90 cm wide and 11 cm high.
Entrance is also blocked by two (2) steps. Steps are 60 cm wide, 21 cm high and 27 cm deep.
Requires key access. Open 24hr.

 

 

Entry to Dining Room

Door frame is 93 cm wide.
Door is accessed by one (1) step. Step is 90 cm wide and 11 cm high. Door is also blocked by two (2) steps. Steps are 60 cm wide, 21 cm high and 27 cm deep.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 108 cm.
Requires key access.

magdalen – jcr – general (1:1)

magdalen – jcr dining room – door one (1:1)

 

 

Entry to Kitchenette

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.
Door has [fully-flat, step-free access?]
Door is [manual but not heavy]. Handle[/Knob/Bar] height is [XXX] cm.
Normally propped open [during dining hall hours]. Requires [Bod Card] access.

 

 

 

 

[XXX]

 

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located on first floor of Cloister VIII and is not step-free.

Access Level

Entrance has 18 steps. Steps are 90 cm wide, 20 cm high and 28 cm deep.
Requires Bod Card access. Open 24hr.

 

 

Door frame is 90 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 94 cm.

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magdalen – mcr – door (2:2)

[XXX]

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located in passageway between St John’s Quad and Cloister.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access.
Unlocked during opening hours.

 

 

Door frame is 180 cm wide.
Door has step-free access but has 1 cm high stone lip so not fully flat.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 120 cm.
Normally unlocked and propped open during opening hours.

magdalen – chapel – door (1:2)

magdalen – chapel – door (2:2)

 

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.

magdalen – chapel – interior space (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

 
Entry

Entrance located in Cloister.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access except for Riverside Terrace. Riverside Terrace is located down three (3) steps. Steps are 111 cm wide, 22 cm high and 31 cm deep.
Unlocked during opening hours.

 

 

Entry to Bar

Door frame is 100 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. External handle height is 100 cm. Internal push bar height is 102 cm.
Normally unlocked and sometimes propped open during opening hours.

magdalen – okb – door one (1:3)

magdalen – okb – door one (2:3)

magdalen – okb – door one (3:3)

 

Entry to Riverside Area

Door frame is 100 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 98 cm.
Normally unlocked and propped open during opening hours.

magdalen – okb – door two (1:1)

 

 

 

Entry to Cafe

Door frame is 100 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 98 cm.
Normally unlocked and propped open during opening hours.

magdalen – okb – door three (1:1)

 

 

 

Entry to Riverside Terrace

Door frame is 117 cm wide.
Door is accessed by three (3) steps. Steps are 111 cm wide, 22 cm high and 31 cm deep.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 109 cm.
Normally unlocked and propped open during opening hours.

magdalen – okb – door four (1:2)

magdalen – okb – door four (2:2)

 

 

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.
Table heights are 50 cm and 75 cm.
Bar height is 100 cm.

magdalen – okb – interior space (1:4)

magdalen – okb – interior space (2:4)

magdalen – okb – interior space (3:4)

magdalen – okb – interior space (4:4)

 

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry
Access Level

 

 

Gate is 125 cm wide.
Gate has fully-flat, step-free access.
Gate is powered.
Requires Bod Card access. Detector is 56 cm high.

magdalen – auditorium – gate one (1:1)

 

 

 

Gate is 125 cm wide.
Gate has fully-flat, step-free access.
Gate is powered.
Requires Bod Card access. Detector is 56 cm high.

magdalen – auditorium – gate two (1:1)

 

 

 

Door frame is 180 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 93 cm.
Requires key access. Unlocked when in use.

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Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is [XXX] cm.

 

 

 

 

Spacious interior with fixed seats.

magdalen – auditorium – interior space (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #2 is located on ground floor (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Primary entry via High Street is not step-free.
Accessible entry via Rose Lane.

Access Level

Primary entry has five (5) steps. Steps are 120 cm wide, 15 cm high and 39 cm deep.
Fully-flat, step-free access via Rose Lane.

 

 

 

 

Entry from Rose Lane

Gate is 122 cm wide.
Gate is powered.
Requires Bod Card access or buzz porter for entry. Detector height is 80 cm. Often unlocked and propped open during the day.

magdalen – daubeny building – gate (1:2)

magdalen – daubeny building – gate (2:2)

 

 

Entry to Daubeny Building

Door frame is 97 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is powered.
Requires Bod Card access. Detector height is 115 cm. Exit button is 118 cm high.

magdalen – daubeny building – door (1:3)

magdalen – daubeny building – door (2:3)

magdalen daubeny building door

 

All floors accessible by lift. Spacious interior with movable chairs.

magdalen – daubeny building – interior space (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #3 is located on ground floor (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located next to Grove IV.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access.

 

 

 

Door frame is 97 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 91 cm.
Requires key access.

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Cramped interior with movable chairs.

magdalen grove seminar room interior space

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #2 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

 
Entry

Entrance located on first floor of Cloister IV and is not step-free.

Access Level

Entrance has 21 steps. Steps are 18 cm high, 100 cm wide and 27 cm deep.
Unlocked when in use.

 

 

Door frame is 93 cm wide.
Door has is step-free but has 1 cm metal lip so not fully-flat.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 93 cm.
Normally unlocked and propped open when in use.

magdalen – summer common room – general (1:2)

magdalen – summer common room – general (2:2)

magdalen – summer common room – door (1:1)

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.

magdalen – summer common room – interior space (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located on ground floor in Cloister next to Founder’s Tower.

Access Level

Entrance has one (1) step. Step is [XXX] cm high and [XXX] cm wide.

 

 

Entry from Cloister

Door frame is 92 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 118 cm.
Normally unlocked and propped open when in use.

magdalen – old practise room – door one (1:1)

 

 

 

Entry to Old Practise Room

Door frame is 88 cm wide.
Door is accessed by one (1) step. Step is [XXX] cm high and [XXX] cm wide.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 92 cm.
Requires Bod Card access. Detector is 89 cm high. Normally unlocked when in use.

magdalen – old practise room – door two (1:1)

 

 

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.

magdalen – old practise room – interior space (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance is in St Swithun’s Quad I and is not step-free.

Access Level

[X] steps leading into room. Steps are [XXX] cm high, [XXX] cm wide and [XXX] cm deep.

 

 

Entry from St Swithun's Quad

Door frame is 105 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 120 cm.
Requires key access. Normally unlocked when in use.

magdalen – lecture room a – door one (1:2)

magdalen – lecture room a – door one (2:2)

 

 

Entry to Lecture Room 'A'

Door frame is 116 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 96 cm.
Requires key access. Normally unlocked when in use.

magdalen – lecture room a – door two (1:1)

 

 

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.

 

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located on first floor next to Dining Hall and is not step-free.

Access Level

Entrance has 14 steps. Steps are 100 cm wide, 17 cm high and 28 cm deep.

 

 

Door frame is 95 cm wide.
Door has step-free access but has 1 cm wooden lip so not fully flat.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 90 cm.
Requires key access. Normally unlocked when in use. 

magdalen – oscar wilde room – general (1:1)

magdalen – oscar wilde room – door one (1:2)

magdalen – oscar wilde room – door one (2:2)

 

Door frame is 122 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 79 cm.
Requires key access. Normally unlocked when in use. 

magdalen – oscar wilde room – door two (1:1)

 

 

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.

magdalen oscar wilde room interior space

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located on ground floor in Chaplain’s Quad.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access via ramp.

 

 

Door frame is 90 cm wide.
Door has fully-flat, step-free access.
Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 73 cm.
Requires key access. Normally unlocked when in use. 

magdalen – new room and ante room – door (1:1)

 

 

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.

magdalen – new room and ante room – interior space (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 

 

 

Located next to Old Kitchen Bar (see map).
Unlocked. Does not require radar key.
Door frame is 81 cm wide. Handle height is 95 cm. Step-free and fully-flat.
Equipped with rails. Sink is 71 cm high and cutaway.

magdalen – toilet 1 (1:3)

magdalen – toilet 1 (2:3)

magdalen – toilet 1 (3:3)

 

Located in Auditorium (see map).
Unlocked. Does not require radar key.
Door frame is [XXX] cm wide. Handle height is [XXX] cm. Step-free but 1 cm metal lip so not fully-flat.
Equipped with rails [?]. Sink is [XXX] cm high and cutaway.

 

 

 

 

Located on ground floor of Daubeny Building (see map).
Unlocked. Does not require radar key.
Door frame is 93 cm wide. Handle height is 100 cm. Step-free and fully-flat.
Equipped with rails. Sink is 71 cm high and cutaway.

magdalen – toilet 3 (1:3)

magdalen – toilet 3 (2:3)

magdalen – toilet 3 (3:3)

 

Located on ground floor of Longwall Library (see map).
Unlocked. Does not require radar key.
Door frame is 95 cm wide. Handle height is 95 cm. Step-free and fully-flat.
Equipped with rails. Sink is 74 cm high and cutaway.

magdalen – toilet 4 (1:1)

magdalen – toilet 4 (2:3)

magdalen – toilet 4 (3:3)

 

Located on second floor of Longwall Library (see map).
Unlocked. Does not require radar key.
Door frame is 95 cm wide. Handle height is 95 cm. Step-free and fully-flat.
Equipped with rails. Sink is 74 cm high and cutaway.

magdalen – toilet 5 (1:2)

magdalen – toilet 5 (2:2)

 

 

Located on second floor of Longwall Library (see map).
Unlocked. Does not require radar key.
Door frame is 95 cm wide. Handle height is 95 cm. Step-free and fully-flat.
Equipped with rails. Sink is 74 cm high and cutaway.

 

 

 

 

Contact details

Magdalen College
High Street
Oxford, OX1 4AU
United Kingdom

https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/

Lodge

+44 1865 276 000

Access enquiries

Disability Lead: Mark Pobjoy

mark.pobjoy@magd.ox.ac.uk

Disability Coordinator: Katie Taylor-O’Connor

katie.taylor-oconnor@magd.ox.ac.uk

Disability Coordinator (Examination Arrangements): Liz Howdill

liz.howdill@magd.ox.ac.uk

 

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