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Bank Of England Museum

Venue Accessibility Profile

Address Details
Name	Bank Of England Museum
Address	Bartholomew Lane
Borough	Corporation of London
Town/City	London
Post Code	EC2N 2AX
Within the congestion charging zone?	Yes
Access summary	Good access for wheelchair users, also good facilities for the visually and hearing impaired.
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	Museum
General information	The nearby Bank Station has step free access from the Dockland Light Railway. Entrance in Bartholomew Lane 4 steps up, 3 steps up, then 3 steps up and down to exhibits. All can be bypassed by portable ramps, available on request. If you ring first, you won't have to wait until someone can come and put the ramps down. Accessible Toilet at the rear of the museum. The cinema, used by groups, has chair spaces and an induction loop.
Venue leaflet available	Yes

Contact Information
Switchboard/Enquiry Line No	020 7601 5545
Fax	020 7601 5808
Email	museum@bankofengland.co.uk
Website	www. bankofengland.co.uk
Getting To
Nearest BR station and approximate distance (metres)	Liverpool Street 500m
Nearest tube station and approximate distance (metres)	Bank 100m
Parking
On-site parking availability	No
Off site parking?	The nearest parking is at Moorgate, which is approx 500 meters away.
View the Blue Badge parking map for this area

Main Entrance
Ramp Type	Removable
Steps to Main Entrance	4
Further Entrance Notes	Swing doors at the main entrance approx 1.5 cm wide.

Access Inside
Venue has unavoidable steps	Yes
Number of steps between each floor	3 steps up to the reception area, 3 steps up to the first gallery, 3 steps down to the rotunda and 3 steps back up to the gallery level by return route.
Floors served by lift	Fire exit near the cinema entrance
Type(s) of lift	Platform
Location of accessible fire exits and refuges	Fire exits are located at the main entrance and near the cinema entrance. fire alarm are located
Wheelchair Access
Accessibility restrictions	There is a restriction on the number of wheelchair users allowed, there is a limit of only 6 wheelschairs user at any one time in the museum or the cinema.
Limited Mobility
Staff will assist	Yes
Facilities for Hearing Impaired
Induction loop available	Yes
Locations of induction loops / infra red systems	Loops are located in the first gallery.
Services for Visually Impaired
Are audio described tours available?	Audio described performances available on request.
Are touch tours available?	Touch tours arranged on request.
Magnifiers available for loan	On request
Torches available for loan	On request
Magnifiers available for loan	On request
Magnifiers available for loan	On request
Information Formats
General information	T- setting extension leads are available for tape tours. Touch tours must be arranged in advance.
Braille	Yes
Large print	Yes
Tape	Yes
Guide Dogs
Are guide dogs welcome?	Yes
Guide dogs can remain with owner	Yes

Refreshments
Shops
Location	There is a shop in the first gallery
Staff will assist	Yes
Toilets and Phones
Adapted toilets	Male: Female: Unisex: Yes
Location of toilets	Adapted unisex toilets are located near the cinema
Use of private phone available if necessary	Yes

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