Access Guide
Overview
St Hugh’s College is located on a 14-acre site in North Oxford; about 15 minutes walk from the city centre and most University Departments, libraries and other resources. The College is committed to improving facilities for students with disabilities and would also gladly consider specific changes required by individual applicants.
College Site
The main entrance to the site is on St Margaret’s Road and is accessible. There is ample car parking adjacent to this entrance. Access is via the pedestrian gate which is open 24 hours a day. The College Lodge is to the immediate left of this entrance and is + 2 steps through a 770mm door. There is an external bell to summon the Porters. The student pigeonholes are located in a room to the rear of the Lodge.
The entrance to Main Building is directly ahead and is accessible via 2 curved ramps and central stone steps. There are double entrance doors with each leaf having a clear opening of 770mm. There is an alternative level access into the Mary Gray Allen Wing some 40m west of the Main Entrance. Then once inside the buildings there is level or ramped access to the ground floor of Main Building, Mary Gray Allen Wing, the Library and Wolfson Building.
The Dining Room, Senior Common Room, Bursary, Senior Tutor, College Administration Offices, Wordsworth Room and other meeting rooms are located on the ground floor of Main Building and are accessible. There is a disabled toilet adjacent to the main toilets within Main Building.
There is an 8 person compliant passenger lift within the entrance area of Main Building that provides access to the first and second floors where you will find various Seminar Rooms, the College Chapel, Music Room, disabled toilet and student accommodation. The Mordan Hall is accessed by a staircase from first floor level and has a separate wheelchair platform lift.
The ground floor of the Library which is situated in the Mary Gray Allen Wing is fully accessible and there is a disabled toilet; access to the first floor of the library is currently unavailable, although the College is currently investigating the feasibility of installing a modern passenger lift.
Rachel Trickett Building is accessed from the Mary Gray Allen wing. There is a disabled toilet in the foyer and key operated lift (The Accommodation and Facilities Manager can provide individuals with a key) giving access to the basement, including the upper College bar, and the majority of ground, first, second and third floor accommodation. There is level access to the main half of the bar from the lift. The rest of the bar and function area is -2 steps. In addition there is level access to the basement gym.
The Maplethorpe Building is the College’s newest building and is situated prominently in the centre of the site. It is fully accessible with key operated lift access to the upper accommodation and basement JCR laundry.
Graduates are generally housed within nine Victorian Houses around the perimeter of the main campus, all of which can be accessed from the College Grounds, although the majority cannot be accessed via a wheelchair. The ground floor of the MCR in 87 Banbury Road is accessible by wheelchair and provides access to the Common Room, TV Room, Games Room, Computer Room and disabled toilet.
Accommodation
St Hugh’s is able to guarantee all undergraduates a room on the College site throughout their degree. All rooms are connected with free access to email and the internet; while kitchen facilities provide a self-catering option to complement eating in Hall. There is a mixture of accommodation, ranging from bedrooms with no facilities to bedrooms with full en suite bathrooms.
There are three disabled bedrooms with en suite facilities within Maplethorpe Building. In addition, there are 22 single ground floor bedrooms, 4 of which have en suite facilities within Wolfson and Rachel Trickett Building. Further improvements will be provided in the coming years when College’s development plans are implemented.