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October Gallery

Venue Accessibility Profile

Address Details
Name	October Gallery
Address	24 Old Gloucester Street
Borough	Camden
Town/City	London
County	London
Post Code	WC1N 3AL
Within the congestion charging zone?	Yes
Access summary	Limited access for wheelchair users. No services or facilites for sensory impaired people.
Area Map This map is based on the venue's postcode, and so is not entirely accurate. Please contact the venue if you require a precise location. For information on disabled parking in the vicinity of this venue, view this area's Blue Badge parking map.

Further Details
Type of venue	Art Gallery
Further keywords	Gallery, restaurant, theatre, meeting room

Contact Information
Switchboard/Enquiry Line No	020 7242 7367
Fax	020 7405 1851
Email	gallery@octobergallery.co.uk
Website	www.octobergallery.co.uk
Getting To
Nearest BR station and approximate distance (metres)	Euston 1km or over
Nearest tube station and approximate distance (metres)	Holborn 400m
Bus information	Southampton Row 188, 168, 68 Theobalds Rd 19, 22, 38
Parking
On-site parking availability	No
Designated disabled bays	There are a few disabled bays on Queens Square
Number of disabled bays	4
Off site parking?	Street metered parking available outside
Best place to drop off passengers	Outside
Taxi services	Black Cab
View the Blue Badge parking map for this area

Main Entrance
Level Access	No
Steps to Main Entrance	2
Door Type	Double
Door Opening	Inward
Further Entrance Notes	There are 2 steps leading up to the entrance. In the short term the manager is looking into getting a removeable ramp, however, was assured that by the end of August 2007 there should be a ramped entrance on the corner of the building.

Access Inside
Venue has unavoidable steps	Yes
Are the steps highlighted?	Yes
Are there any handrails?	Two side
Location of accessible fire exits and refuges	There is a fire escape by the front door, and also one from the upstairs level or the courtyard, that joins onto the Great Ormond Street Hospitals fire escape.
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible screens/areas	Ground floor only, main gallery, restaurant.
Wheelchair inaccessible screens/areas	Theatre and meeting room, courtyard, toilets.
Wheelchair and Scooter Users
Floor surfaces	Wooden floor throughout
Limited Mobility
Staff will assist	Yes
Facilities for Hearing Impaired
Services for Visually Impaired
Information Formats
Braille	They have done in the past aided by an RNIB grant.
Guide Dogs
Are guide dogs welcome?	Yes

Refreshments
Availability	Restaurant: Yes Bar: Café:
Location	Next to the main gallery
Accessibility	Serves food and drink
Can carrying assistance be provided?	Yes
Movable seating available?	Yes
Other facilities	Restaurant open 12.30 - 2.30pm
Shops
Location	They sell books, postcards, and catalogues at the reception desk.
Wheelchair accessible	Yes
Staff will assist	Yes, the staff were very friendly
Other details	The desk is quite low and there are chairs available.
Toilets and Phones
Adapted toilets	Male: Female: Unisex:
Location of toilets	There is a male toilet in the courtyard, and the womens are by the stairs.
Unavoidable steps to one or more of the above	Yes
Further details	There are plans to build two disabled toilets, male and female, in Phase II of the regeneration in August 2007
Use of private phone available if necessary	Yes

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