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The station is located southeast of the junction of Botchergate (east) English Street (west and the Crescent (north/south). The Crescent curves west, past the station building to become Borough Street which lies beyond the scope of this survey.
Court Square lies between the southeast corner of the junction and the station and, as such forms the station forecourt, outside the main entrance.
English Street continues west from the junction to join The Victoria Viaduct which runs south, over the rail bridge, past the other entrance to the station. The rail bridge effectively marks the western boundary of the station, we'll call this the west bridge in the context of this guide.
There are two entrances/exits. The main entrance is from Court Square, to the north of the station, via the booking hall onto platforms 4 - 8, whilst the other is via a ramp from the Victoria Viaduct, to the west, onto platforms 1 and 3.
As you leave the Victoria Viaduct, going east, you pass a post and a wall, which is followed by a wooden fence. The pavement is along the left-hand (north) side of the road.
The ramp slopes down east with a wall beyond the wooden fence to the left (north). There are lights above the fence, whilst there's a metal barrier between the pavement and roadway.
The foot of the ramp is in the middle of the island platform, towards the west end. Platform 1 is to your right, platform 3 to your left.
This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving but no sounder. The post with push button and rotating cone is to your right for each stage in either direction. There are railings around most of the central island, you need to move to your right a little way before crossing the second stage.
This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving but no sounder. The post with push button and rotating cone is to your right as you cross each stage in either direction. The island is mainly fenced, you move slightly to your right before crossing the second stage.
This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving but no pedestrian control. The first (north) section of the road is used for car parking whilst the second (south) section is one way traffic, west.
This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving and no sounder. The post with push button and rotating cone is to your right as you cross each stage in either direction. The central island is mainly fenced, you move slightly right before crossing the second stage.
This is a single-stage crossing with tactile paving but no pedestrian control.
This is a single-stage crossing with tactile paving and sounder. The post with push button and rotating cone is to your right as you cross in either direction. There's also a post to your left with no cone.
Beyond the scope of this survey.
English Street continues as a pedestrian area to the west.
About 100 metres east of the entrance to the square is a bus stop with shelter, serving:
There are three bus stops, the first is about 20 metres north of the junction with Botchergate:
This serves:
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shops on left sign with two posts, across pavement end of building on left start of the Square, turn left towards station temporary fence surrounding works post in middle of pavement tactile paving indicating crossing of Botchergate The Crescent |
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gents toilet, underground, locked at the time of our survey open space ladies toilets, underground, locked at the time of our survey sign post entrance to car park and drop-off open area surrounded by bollards road curves right (west) bike racks, town map on west side tactile indicates crossing to east of taxi rank short stay car park, 20 minutes, station users only to left car park exit railings on right this area is now some distance above road level station building meets railings |
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entrance to parcel office, with public counter wall retreats south, blank wall on west blank door cars tend to park against building blank door bollards on left 3 disabled persons parking bays on left wall juts north, blank on east side shop windows station entrance window to information office second window entrance to long stay car park, leading east |
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Lakes Court Hotel Collier Lane, through archway building juts west Pancho's Mexican Diner blank door John Barras, pub, on corner of Botchergate |
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flower beds beside kerb post Courts, under archway crossing to left with no pedestrian control |
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Council Building bus stop archway from Courts, bus stop underneath flower beds, seats and cannon east of the Council building flower beds beside kerb |
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water fountain on right road curves right (west) two phone boxes on right tactile indicates crossing towards the station entrance taxi rank Borough Street leads west |
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