THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR |
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You enter from the forecourt, between pillars before going through the entrance doors.
From the main entrance, in the north side, you pass Reception to your right and the Shop to your left. There's a large display in front of you, in the middle of an open space from which the passage to the Restaurant leaves to the left and that to the Campbell Hunter Education Wing leads right. The RBS Exhibition Gallery is in front of you, beyond the central display.
The Main entrance and a path to the pavilion of the Campbell Hunter Education Wing give access to the building at Lower Ground Floor level, whilst a lift and stairs lead from the higher levels at the east and west sides of the central space. We'll call these the East or West Lift and Lower Stairs, as appropriate.
As you move south from the forecourt you go through one of three gaps between pillars, the middle one is opposite the revolving door, which is about five metres from the pillars. An ornate metal gate on the east and west walls of this space can close this entrance.
Beyond each gate is a recess in the wall the top of which is my head height - about 187 cm - beware, keep going forwards. Inside the doors, tactile matting gives way to hard floor after a few metres. The central space is divided into three sections by pairs of pillars supporting vaulted arches below the ceiling.
This is the Information Cloakroom and Reception area. Going clockwise from the left-hand east door.
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entrance to shop |
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two pillars |
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Reception/Inquiry Desk and Cloakroom |
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entrance doors |
This is a clear area with a seat on the east and west walls.
Going Clockwise from the Northeast Corner
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passage leading east towards the Restaurant blank wall blank wall |
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RBS Exhibition Gallery wall juts out north with entrance door to Gallery facing east wall retreats again wall juts out for west entrance to gallery wall retreats again with entrance door facing east |
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gap towards Campbell Hunter Education Wing blank wall gap towards Campbell Hunter Education Wing blank wall |
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blank wall wall juts out gap towards Reception blank wall, of pillar middle gap, opposite revolving doors blank wall, of pillar east gap towards doors |
In the middle of this area is a large display area which occupies the middle of this space. seats to each side, east and west of the display area there is a pillar at each corner of the display area.
The two sections jutting out for doors to the RBS Gallery are opposite pillars of the display area. The display area is also opposite and in line with the centre gap through from the revolving door.
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blank wall recess with painting, Dr Tom Honeyman map of Lower Ground Floor entrance to shop Penny Press machine window to the shop, Rennie Mackintosh design |
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wall of Restaurant entrance to Restaurant blank wall pay phone on wall, letter box to right blank wall seating on left fire extinguishers recess to east lift, call button to right blank wall |
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cupboard wall juts out now going under Lower East Stairs cupboard wall juts out with water dispenser wall to RBS Gallery, slightly set back south |
The Lower East Stairs go up south from a point opposite the south entrance of the shop. there's a light strip to each side of the foot of the steps. These are coloured red whilst those beside the Lower West Stairs are coloured blue. Only one strip on each set of steps was lit at the time of our survey.
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cupboard wall juts out rear of Lower West Stairs to right (north) wall retreats cupboard |
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blank wall door to west lift, button on left wheelchair height, in box map of building water dispenser entrance to Campbell Hunter Education Wing blank wall |
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baby change and disabled persons toilet wall juts out with map of building recess to toilets |
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blank wall |
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ladies toilets gents toilets |
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blank. wall |
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blank wall blank recess gap opposite west door and Reception |
The Lower West Stairs are south of the recess to the toilets with a wall to each side of the steps. note that the stairs jut north of these walls with a glass barrier before the steps. There's a strip of blue lights on the floor to either side of the foot of the stairs.