Town Hall Accessibility
Accessibility Points for Berwick Town Hall
Visitors to events at the Town Hall may access the first and second floors by entrances at the front or side of the building. The one to use for ambulant people is often determined by the hirer of the venue or by the rooms that have been hired.
Visitors who wish to join the guided tours on offer are asked to use the side entrance.
There is no storage facility for motorized buggies or prams or mechanized means of getting these into the building.
Hearing loops exist in the three public rooms on the first floor and a portable hearing loop is available for use during the second-floor section of the guided tours.
Berwick Town Hall
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Front Entrance
Access to the front entrance is via a broad stone staircase with fifteen steps that has a handrail on both sides. There follows a single step into the front porch with no handrail and a further two steps into the main hall with no handrails. The porch has large stone flag flooring which is generally relatively even and the hall itself has a very even wooden floor throughout.
Berwick Town Hall
Front Entrance
Berwick Town Hall
Front Entrance
Berwick Town Hall
Front Entrance
Berwick Town Hall Front Entrance Leading into the Guild Hall
Side Entrance
There are two steps with no handrail up to the side entrance door that provides access to a carpeted ground floor lobby.
Access to the first floor is via 22 steps with a landing at the halfway point with handrails on both sides of the staircase.
Once the first floor is reached there are three public rooms, one of which is accessed by two further steps with no handrail. A ramp can be made available for wheelchair users. The flooring on the first floor is a mixture of carpet and timber and is very level.
The second floor is accessed by 29 steps with two landings at step 11 and step 18. Most of the stairways have only a single handrail.
The flooring on the second floor is generally timber which is reasonably level.
Berwick Town Hall
Side Entrance
Berwick Town Hall
Side Entrance First Floor Lobby/Stairwell
Berwick Town Hall
Side Entrance Ground Floor Lobby/Stairwell
Berwick Town Hall
Side Entrance Second Floor Stairwell
If assistance is required to access the building a buzzer can be found on the right-hand side of the side entrance door. This will alert the Town Hall Keeper.
Stair-Climbers
A stair-climber operated by the Town Hall Keeper is available for use if necessary, which means the first and second floors are accessible. The weight limit for passengers is 280 lbs (20 st) or 127 Kg.
An alternative stair-climber operated by the Town Hall Keeper is available for any wheelchair users who are unable to transfer from their wheelchairs. This gains access to the first floor only.
The weight limit for wheelchair and passenger for this stair-climber is 440 lbs (31 st) or 200 Kg.
Berwick Town Hall
Stair-Climber
Berwick Town Hall
Wheelchair Stair-Climber