St Hilda's College

St Hilda's College – External View

St Hilda's College has step-free access to most parts of the college, including the dining hall and library. There are accessible bathrooms located throughout the college.

This table contains summary information about the college

Main Entrance Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY
Alternative Entrance  
Blue badge parking nearby / on-site  
Step-free access to Lodge  
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 Cowley Place.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access via ramp or two (2) steps that are [XXX] cm wide, [XXX] cm high and [XXX] cm deep.

 

 

Door is 109 cm wide.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 99 cm.

Door is normally unlocked and propped open during the day.

 

 

 

 

Spacious interior.

Counter is 104 cm high.

 

 

 

 
 

Nearest accessible toilets are in adjacent buildings.

 
Entry

Primary entrance located internally in South Building via two (2) steps.

Alternative accessible entrance located externally at back of Dining Hall.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access via ramp. Ramp is 80 cm wide.

Requires staff member to deactivate emergency exit alarm.

 

 

Door is 154 cm wide.

Door has step-free access but has 1 cm high metal lip so is not fully-flat.

Door is manual and heavy. External handle height is 104 cm. Internal push handle height is 87 cm.

Requires staff member to deactivate emergency exit alarm.

st hilda's – dining hall – door (1:3)

st hilda's – dining hall – door (2:3)

st hilda's – dining hall – door (3:3)

 

Table height is 71 cm.

Chairs are movable.

Buffet counter is 79 cm high.

st hilda's – dining hall – interior space (1:2)

st hilda's – dining hall – interior space (2:2)

 

 
 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

Entry

Primary entrance located in Hall Building.

Alternative accessible entrance located in Cowley Place.

Access Level

Alternative entrance has step-free access. Ramp leads from Cowley Place to library.

There is a bell push to contact the library to unlock the door. Open 24hr.

 

 

Gate from Cowley Place

Gate is 106 cm wide.

Gate has fully-flat, step-free access.

Gate is powered. There is a bell push to contact the librarian. Bell push height is 120 cm.

st hilda's – library – gate (1:3)
st hilda's – library – gate (2:3)
st hilda's – library – gate (3:3)

 

Door from Ramp

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.

Gate is fully-flat, step-free access.

Gate is powered. There is a bell push to contact the librarian. Bell push height is 120 cm.

st hilda's – library – door one (1:1)

 

 

 

Door to Library

Door frame is 136 cm wide.

Door is step-free but has 1 cm metal lip so not fully-flat.

Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 115 cm.

st hilda's – library – door two (1:1)

 

 

 

Door to Lift

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.

Door has fully-flat, step-free access.

Door is manual and heavy. Handle height is 98 cm.

 

 

 

 

All floors are accessible via lift. Speak to a librarian for lift access. Lift is 80 cm wide and 138 cm deep.

15 steps between each floor. Steps are 97 cm wide, 28 cm high and 18 cm deep.

All doors are manual and heavy. Handle height is [XXX] cm.

Desk height is 75 cm.

Checkout counter height is 79 cm.

Ground floor is spacious. First floor has narrow pathways between shelves.

st hilda's – library – interior space (1:1)

 

 

 

Accessible toilet is up four (4) steps via chair lift.

 

Entry

Alternative entrance is left of primary entrance.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access via ramp.

Locked at night. Requires key access. Open 24hr.

 

 

Primary entry

Door is [XXX] steps. Steps [XXX] cm wide, [XXX] cm high and [XXX] cm deep.

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.

Door is manual and [XXX]. Handle height is [XXX] cm.

Requires Bod Card access.

 

 

 

 

Alternative entry

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.

Door is manual and [XXX]. Handle height is [XXX] cm.

Requires key access.

 

 

 

Currently under construction.

 

 

 

 

 

Entry

Entrance located by Lodge is not step-free.

Access Level

Entrance has seven (7) steps. Steps are 87 cm wide, 17 cm high and 31 cm deep.

Requires Bod Card access. Open 24hr.

 

 

Entry [XXX]

Door frame is 86 cm wide.

Door has step-free access but has 0.5 cm high wooden lip so is not fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 98 cm.

 

 

 

Entry [XXX]

Door frame is 89 cm wide.

Door has step-free access but has 0.5 cm high wooden lip so is not fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 108 cm.

 

 

 

Two (2) internal steps. Steps are 100 cm wide, 15 cm high and 34 cm deep.

Table height is 72 cm.

Sink is 91 cm high and not cutaway.

 

 

 

Nearest accessible toilet is in adjacent building.

 

Entry

Entrance is by Lodge and is step-free.

Access Level

Fully-flat, step-free access. There are two (2) internal steps. Srteps are very wide, 16 cm wide and 30 cm deep.

Unlocked and open 24 hr.

 

 

Entry by Lodge

Door frame is 72 cm wide.

Door is step-free but has 1.5 cm high wooden lip so is not fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 98 cm.

st hilda's – chapel – door one (1:2)

st hilda's – chapel – door one (2:2)

 

 

Door [XXX]

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.

Door has [fully-flat, step-free access].

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is [XXX] cm.

st hilda's – chapel – door two (1:1)

 

 

Door [XXX]

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.

Door has [fully-flat, step-free access].

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is [XXX] cm.

 

st hilda's – chapel – door three (2:2)

 

 

Door [XXX]

Door frame is [XXX] cm wide.

Door has [fully-flat, step-free access].

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is [XXX] cm.

st hilda's – chapel – door four (1:1)

 

 

 

Spacious interior with movable chairs.

Two (2) internal steps. Steps are very wide, 16 cm high and 30 cm deep.

st hilda's – chapel – interior space (1:1)

 

 

Accessible toilet #1 is nearby (see map).

 

 
Entry

Entrance located from garden.

Access Level

Step-free access.

Unlocked during opening hours.

 

 

Entry to JDP Foyer

Door frame is 160 cm wide.

Door has step-free access but has 2 cm high metal lip so is not fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 114 cm.

st hilda's – jdp – door one (1:2)
st hilda's – jdp – door one (2:2)

 

 

Door from JDP Foyer

Door frame is 160 cm wide.

Door has step-free access but has 2 cm high metal lip so is not fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 107 cm.

st hilda's – jdp – door two (1:2)
st hilda's – jdp – door two (2:2)

 

 

Entry to JDP Music Building

Door frame is 160 cm wide.

Door has step-free access but has 2 cm high metal lip so is not fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 107 cm.

st hilda's – jdp – door three (1:1)

 

 

 

Door from JDP Music Building to Edward Boyle Auditorium

Door frame is 160 cm wide.

Door is step-free and fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 104 cm.

st hilda's – jdp – door four (1:2)
st hilda's – jdp – door four (2:2)

 

 

Entry to Edward Boyle Auditorium

Door frame is 160 cm wide.

Door is step-free and fully-flat.

Door is manual but not heavy. Handle height is 104 cm.

st hilda's – jdp – door five (1:2)
st hilda's – jdp – door five (2:2)

 

 

Spacious interior.

Reception counter height is 75 cm.

Movable chairs in Edward Boyle Auditorium.

st hilda's – jdp – interior space (1:4)
st hilda's – jdp – interior space (2:4)
st hilda's – jdp – interior space (3:4)
st hilda's – jdp – interior space (4:4)

 

 

 

 

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

 

South Building

Unlocked. Does not require radar key.

Door frame is 100 cm wide. Handle height is 91 cm. Door has step-free access but 1 cm metal lip so is not fully-flat.

Equipped with rails. Sink is 73 cm high and cutaway.

st hilda's – toilet 1 (1:2)
st hilda's – toilet 1 (2:2)

 

 

Hall Building

Unlocked. Does not require radar key.

Door frame is 100 cm wide. Handle height is 96 cm. Door has step-free access but 0.5 cm metal lip so is not fully-flat.

Equipped with rails. Two cutaway sinks are 72 cm high and 77 cm high.

st hilda's – toilet 2 (1:3)
st hilda's – toilet 2 (2:3)
st hilda's – toilet 2 (3:3)

 

Jaqueline du Pre Building

Unlocked. Does not require radar key.

Door frame is 80 cm wide. Handle height is 94 cm. Fully-flat and step-free.

Equipped with rails. Sink is 71 cm high and cutaway.

st hilda's – toilet 3 (1:3)
st hilda's – toilet 3 (2:3)
st hilda's – toilet 3 (3:3)

 

Contact details


St Hilda's College
Cowley Place
Oxford, OX4 1DY
United Kingdom

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

Lodge

enquiries@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk

+44 1865 276 884

Access enquiries


Disability Lead: Lorna Smith

lorna.smith@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk

Disability Coordinator: Becky Unwin

rebekah.unwin@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk

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