Cripps Court accessibility

Magdalene’s wheelchair accessible accommodation is housed in Cripps Court, a modern facility near the College main site.

Services and facilities within the building include student accommodation, laundry, public toilets with wheelchair accessible facilities, social spaces and a gym.

There are two purpose-built wheelchair accessible rooms available. Adjoining rooms are not available.

There are standard rooms in Cripps Court (CR), Edwards Court, and Cripps G, F, and S. Most other floors are accessible by lift, except Cripps CR 2nd floor.

• Cripps Court is located on Chesterton Road, approximately 320m from the main Magdalene College Porters’ Lodge, First Court (with the library and dining hall), and the Village (further student accommodation). The road does not have a steep gradient. The nearest National Rail stations are Cambridge and Cambridge North.
• There is a Citi 4 bus stop within 70m of Cripps, which services Cambridge Drummer Street Bus Station.

• This information is for the main entrance of Cripps Court, which gives access to the building’s common areas and accommodation. The entrance consists of an outside gate and an automatic door into the building, which are level with each other. A key card is required for access to the gate.
• The height of the card reader/lock is 105cm.
• The width of the gate opening is 140cm.
• There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
• The main double doors open automatically, and the width of the door opening is 128cm.

• There is a Porters desk at this entrance, which is staffed part-time, There is a telephone connection to the Porters’ Lodge. The height of the phone is 80cm.
• To gain access to the Cripps gallery, gym, and accommodation there are steps and a lift available

• The main stairs lead to G floor, and further stairs lead to floors F and S.
• The stairs are located in the foyer area beyond the entrance, approximately 6m away.
• There are 16 clearly marked steps to a landing, and 7 more to Cripps Gallery and G floor.
• The steps are medium height at 17cm, and 30cm deep.
• The steps have handrails, which are on both sides.
• The lighting levels are high.

• There is a lift for public use. It is located to the right of the main stairs.
• This lift accesses floor G and Cripps CR accommodation area. Further access to floors F and S is provided by other lifts.
• The weight limit for the lift is 630 kg.
• The lift is approximately 12m from the main entrance.
• Staff do not need to be notified for use of the lift.
• The clear door width is 85cm, and the dimensions of the lift are 132cm x 96cm.
• There is not a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.
• The lift has a visual floor indicator, an audible announcer, and tactile markings. It does not have Braille markings.
• The lift does not have a hearing loop system.
• The controls for the lift are within 80cm from the floor.
• The lighting level in the lift is medium.

• This area contains seating for dining and social use.
• None of the furniture is fixed; there is a mix of chairs with and without armrests.
• Table heights vary between 72cm-75cm to the base from the floor.

• The laundry room is located on G floor by the Red Staircase.
• Before the laundry room there is a single manual door that opens away from you, and requires a key card to access.
• The door to the laundry room is manual, heavy, opens away from you and has a clear door width of 72cm.
• The controls for the washers and dryers are 95cm high, and the dryer machines are located on top of the washers at a height of 150cm. The controls for the change machine are 130cm high.

• The fitness suite is located on the G floor. It contains treadmills, stationary bikes, rowing machines, weights, ellipticals, and a Stairmaster.
• It is 12.5m from the lift.
• There is a set of double doors before the fitness suite which open away from you (push). The doors are heavy. They have a clear door width of 155cm.
• The door to the fitness suite opens away from you and has a clear door width of 80cm. This door requires a key card to access.
• There is clear manoeuvring space between equipment.
• There is level access to all of the equipment.
• There is water available in the gym. The height of the water dispenser is 75cm.

• There is a set of double doors before the music room which open away from you (push). The doors are heavy, and they have an opening of 155cm.
• The door to the music room is heavy, opens away from you (push), and has a clear door width of 80cm. This door requires a key card to access.
• The music room contains a piano and other musical instruments. There is not always clear manoeuvring space between equipment, but there is level access to all equipment.

• Cripps CR is accessible by the aforementioned lift, or an additional 13 steps.
• The door to enter Cripps CR is 15m from the lift, and the path has several 90 degree turns. This door requires a key card to access. It is heavy and opens towards you (pull). It has a width of 84cm.
• The door to Cripps CR 5 is heavy and opens away from you. It has a clear door width of 80cm.
• The dimensions of Cripps CR 5 are 450cm x 300cm, exclusive of the ensuite.

• The door is light, opens outwards, and is locked by a twist lock.
• The width of the accessible toilet door is 90cm.
• The dimensions of the accessible toilet are 350cm x 195cm.
• There is a lateral transfer space. As you face the toilet pan the lateral transfer space is on the left.
• There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side, and the flush is on the transfer side.
• The tap is a lever mixer tap.
• There is an emergency pull cord alarm in the toilet. The alarm cord was 20cm from the floor when surveyed.
• There is a sanitary disposal unit available in the toilet.
• Wall-mounted grab rails are available. As you face the toilet the wall-mounted grab rails are on the right and the back, with the dropdown rail on the left.
• There is not a shelf within the accessible toilet.
• There is a mirror.
• The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 45cm.
• There is not a hand dryer or towel dispenser.
• There is a toilet roll holder. The toilet roll holder can be reached from seated on the toilet, and is 70cm above the floor.
• There is a wash basin.
• The accessible shower facility includes an adjustable shower head and handrails.

• The communal gyp nearest CR 5 measures 400cm x 123cm. The counters are 92cm high, and the sink is 72cm high. There is limited space under the counters, and bins are usually stored there.
• There is level access, and there is no furniture inside the gyp.
• There are lower cupboards extending from the ground to 65cm in height.

• Cripps CR is accessible by the aforementioned lift, or an additional 13 steps.
• The door to enter Cripps CR is 13m from the lift, and the path has several 90 degree turns. This door requires a key card to access. It is heavy and opens towards you (pull). It has a width of 80cm.
• The door to Cripps CR 6 is heavy and opens away from you. It has a clear door width of 80cm.
• The dimensions of Cripps CR 6 are 450cm x 350cm, exclusive of the ensuite.

• The door is light, opens outwards, and is locked by a twist lock.
• The width of the accessible toilet door is 86cm.
• The dimensions of the accessible toilet are 364cm x 186cm.
• There is a lateral transfer space. As you face the toilet pan the lateral transfer space is on the right.
• There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side, and the flush is on the transfer side.
• The tap is a lever mixer tap.
• There is an emergency pull cord alarm in the toilet.
• There is a sanitary disposal unit available in the toilet.
• Wall-mounted grab rails are available. As you face the toilet the wall-mounted grab rails are on the left and the back, with the dropdown rail on the right.
• There is not a shelf within the accessible toilet.
• There is a mirror.
• The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 45cm.
• There is not a hand dryer or towel dispenser.
• There is a toilet roll holder. The toilet roll holder can be reached from seated on the toilet, and is 70cm above the floor.
• There is a wash basin.

The accessible shower facility includes an adjustable shower head, but there are no handrails

• The communal gyp nearest CR 6 measures 300cm x 230cm. The counters are 70-88cm high, and the sink is 90cm high.
• There is level access. There is some movable furniture inside the gyp.
• There is no space under the counters.
• There are lower cupboards extending from the ground to 73cm in height.