Accessibility Information
Entering/Exiting our building
Our building has two main entrances, both of which are accessible
Front entrance, along Fylde Road
Flat paved entry, with automatic outward opening double doors. You can make your way to our main service floor via the stairs to the left of you, or head through the second set of automatic doors and take the lift to the First floor.
Back entrance, from St Peters Square
Equipped with both stairs and an accessible ramp, make your way through one of two automatic, outward opening single doors. Our back entrance leads you straight to the First floor of our building.
Side entrance, next to the Students’ Union Café
Next to our café, you’ll find our side entrance, with flat paved entry through a button operated outward opening single door.
Please note, there are no buzzers, bells or intercoms at any of our entrances/exits.
Navigating around our building
Ground Floor
Here you’ll the LIS central hub, along with gender neutral toilets, an accessible toilet, two sets of stairs and two lifts.
The first lift is located near our Fyle Road entrance, through both sets of double doors, taking you to our first floor. The second lift can take you to our first and second floors – to find this one you’ll need to pass through the single door by the right side of the toilets and follow the corridor to the end.
The first set of stairs is located near our Fyle Road entrance, to the left of the double doors. To find the second set, you’ll need to pass through the single door by the right side of the toilets. Both staircases can lead you to our first and second floors.
First Floor
Here you’ll find our main services, with step free access across the floor
Multiple entrances to these facilities. All doors are single, manual and push inwards.
Access to Lampworks through two sets of double, manual, inwards pushing doors
Access through a set of double, manual, inwards pushing doors – the same access as Lampworks
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Male toilets
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Accessible toilet
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Essentials Hub
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Meeting rooms
Second Floor
Most of our staff, offices and a few meeting rooms are located on the second floor, Accessible via the two sets of stairs or the second lift.
Step free access, female toilets, male toilets and an accessible toilet.
Lampworks
Lampworks has two main entrances, both of which are accessible.
Outside entrance, from St Peters Square
Equipped with both stairs and an accessible ramp, enter through a set of double, manual, outwards pulling doors
Inside entrance, from Student’s Union first floor
Access to Lampworks through two sets of double, manual, inwards pushing doors
Once inside Lampworks, you’ll find a range of accessible tables. Please note that whilst most of our tables are accessible and are of accessible height, a few of our tables and booths are situated on raised platforms which are not accessible.