SELF-GUIDED TOUR DISCOVER OUR CANTERBURY CAMPUS WHERE TO FIND THE ESSENTIALS...................................4 SELF-GUIDED TOUR DIRECTIONS....................................6 LOCATION OF BUILDINGS AROUND CANTERBURY AUGUSTINE HOUSE...................................................6 ST GEORGE’S.............................................................8 SPORTS CENTRE.........................................................9 ST GREGORY’S CENTRE FOR MUSIC........................15 SIDNEY COOPER GALLERY.......................................16 CITY AND AREA HIGHLIGHTS........................................17 www.canterbury.ac.uk WELCOME TO CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY We’re delighted you’ve chosen to visit us and find out more about our Canterbury campus. Whether you’re here on an Open Day, or are visiting us independently, we hope you will enjoy discovering for yourself some of the things that have made our current community of around 20,000 students choose to study with us. As a modern university, we pride ourselves on our friendly and welcoming atmosphere and strong community spirit, as well as our record for academic excellence. This guide focuses on our campus and facilities, but we hope that, if you’re visiting from outside the area, you’ll also take time to explore our City. Canterbury, famous of course for its Cathedral, is a European City of world-class heritage and culture with a busy and vibrant city centre, hidden gardens and tranquil riverside walks – and as well as being under an hour from London, is also just a short journey from the coast. This guide is designed to help you explore the different buildings and facilities that make up our Canterbury Campus. Walking directions will help you find your way around, and information and tips will help you to get a flavour of what will be on offer to you as one of our students. I hope you have a lovely visit. Frances, Student Recruitment 3 WHERE TO FIND THE ESSENTIALS FOOD AND DRINK There’s a lot to take in, so if you want to take time for a break and a bite to eat there are plenty of places to stop on the way. See the campus and city maps at the back of this guide for locations Touchdown Café (Laud) 08.00 - 15.30 Touchdown II Café (Anselm) 08.00 - 15.00 Touchdown III Café Food Court (Anselm) 08.00 – 15.30 Touchdown Express (Maxwell Davis) 08.00 - 16.00 Touchdown Express (Anselm) 08.00 – 16.00 Sessions (Old Sessions House) 08.00 – 15.00 Augustine House 08.00 – 18.00 Barista and Baker (St George’s Centre) 08.00 – 16.00 The Lounge (St George’s Centre) 11.00 – 23.30 OTHER FACILITIES Toilets, including accessible toilets, are available on the ground floor of most buildings. They’re signposted, but if you’re not sure, just ask! Baby Changing Facilities are available in Laud Building and Augustine House see map p18 Cash Points are available in the St George’s Centre (see map p20) and Anselm foyer (see map p18). Credit/debit cards are accepted at most outlets (not Touchdown Express) 4 INFORMATION FOR VISITORS WITH DISABILITIES Directions given are for walking between our campus sites. Two shuttle buses, one with wheelchair access, operate between Augustine House and Old Sessions House (TOSH). There are request stops at St George’s – ask the driver when you board. But, please note that due to the location of the St George’s stop the wheelchair ramp cannot be deployed. SHUTTLE BUS TIMES (one bus with wheelchair access, one without) Augustine House 10.15 11.15 12.15 13.15 14.15 15.15 Old Sessions House 10.45 11.45 12.45 13.45 14.45 15.45 KEY TO THIS GUIDE Walking directions Information about this area Interesting fact 5 MAIN CAMPUS TO AUGUSTINE HOUSE 8 minutes’ walk AUGUSTINE HOUSE You can begin your tour anywhere you like, but we recommend starting at Augustine House, the University Library, and home to our Student Support and Wellbeing Services. Visit the café on the ground floor and feel free to look around the library and study rooms on all floors. Don’t miss the views of the city from the third floor terrace. SERVICES BASED AT AUGUSTINE HOUSE: • ACCOMMODATION OFFICE • CAREER DEVELOPMENT • LIBRARY SERVICES • STUDENT SUPPORT AND WELLBEING • ADMISSIONS • INTERNATIONAL OFFICE • REGISTRY • I-ZONE – our student help desk Augustine House was joint winner of the 2013 SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) Library Design Award. 6 80% of enquiries are resolved by i-zone on the spot! On the ground floor you’ll find a desk for the i-zone - our information and support service. If you have any questions about the University, they’ll either answer your questions straightaway, or put you in touch with the right people. AUGUSTINE ART STUDIOS If you’re visiting on Open Day, the art studios next door to Augustine House will be open for you to visit. Leave Augustine House by the side exit and you’ll find the studios in front of you, to the left. >>> AUGUSTINE HOUSE TO ST GEORGE’S | 4 minutes’ walk Leaving Augustine House by the front entrance, turn right. Cross the Old Dover Road using the crossing outside the Police Station. Follow the railings to the left and walk past the fire station. At the end of the road turn right past the cinema into St George’s Place. 7 Christ Church Student Union moved up 22 places in the 2013 National Student Survey league table! ST GEORGE’S CENTRE St George’s was opened in 2012 and is home to our Students’ Union and our newest accommodation. St George’s was designed in consultation with our own students, right down to the fixtures and fittings, to make sure it would provide everything they needed. The Students’ Union offers the opportunity to join many clubs and societies as well as access to our welfare officers who are another source of support to our students. ST GEORGE’S STUDENT ACCOMMODATION On Open Day, some of our students will open their doors to visitors so that you can view the accommodation. >> Our main campus was built on land that formed the outer precincts of St Augustine’s Abbey (circa AD602) and is located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ST GEORGE’S CENTRE TO THE OLD SESSIONS HOUSE | 5 minutes’ walk Turn right leaving St George’s, cross at the pedestrian crossing and turn right, walking past Waitrose on your left. At the corner, turn left into Lower Chantry Lane. Cross at the pedestrian crossing, follow the road to the roundabout then round to the right. Cross at the next pedestrian crossing which will take you to the entrance of Old Sessions House. 8 Old Sessions House used to be Canterbury’s Court House and you can see the old court room in one of the lecture theatres. Beneath the building are the old holding cells. In early 2014 the University also bought the prison site next door, and this will be converted and opened as University space in 2015. THE OLD SESSIONS HOUSE (also known as TOSH) Old Sessions House is our main reception on campus. It is home to the Faculty of Education, and holds two main teaching spaces – a lecture theatre to your left as you come in through the automated doors and a hall opposite the coffee shop. On the doors will be a timetable, if the room is free – feel free to have a look around the teaching space. If you’re hoping to study a sports-related course, or just because keeping fit is your thing, you could take a quick detour now to look around our Sports Centre. CHRIST CHURCH SPORTS CENTRE Our Sports Centre is a modern facility featuring a fully equipped sports hall, fitness suite and sport and exercise studio. It provides staff and students at the University with a wide range of fitness and wellbeing opportunities as well as the ability to improve athletic or sports performance. The specialist facilities also support our students on Physical Education and Sport and Exercise courses, providing an ideal venue for performance analysis and research. >> OLD SESSIONS HOUSE TO SPORTS CENTRE | 5 minutes’ walk Exit by the front of Old Sessions House and go over the pedestrian crossing. Turn left, past Barton Court Grammar School (heading away from the city). After a couple of hundred metres turn right into Spring Lane and then into Pilgrims Way. The Sports Centre entrance is a short distance along Pilgrims Way. 9 POLO FARM SPORTS CLUB 5 MINUTES BY SHUTTLE BUS The University also has the use of Polo Farm Sports Club, one of the premier centres for sports development and achievement in the south east. It’s just outside Canterbury, providing specialist sport facilities, such as tennis courts, football, hockey, cricket and netball pitches. >> OLD SESSIONS HOUSE TO FISHER GREEN | 5 minutes’ walk Walk through the reception area and make your way through the automatic doors to the left of the Reception desk to the outside. To your left you will see St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. Continue down the slope and through the parking area. On your right hand you will see some of our on-campus accommodation buildings - Davidson, Temple and Lang. All of our halls are self-catering and are regularly refurbished. We also have substantial amounts of off-site accommodation - all indicated on the city centre map. The Accommodation Office can offer help and guidance about recommended landlords. If you’re visiting on Open Day, some of our accommodation will be open to view. Look out for signs at Davidson, Temple and Lang, or see your Open Day programme for details. The wood-clad building houses the Sports and Exercise Science Labs. Canterbury Christ Church were the lead developers in the ‘whole-body simulated swimming training machine’ 10 The majority of our buildings are named after Archbishops of Canterbury. Davidson, Temple and Lang are examples of this. Fisher Green is used for many events, including a bar and music area for our annual Summer Ball >>> FISHER GREEN TO ANSELM Follow the path past Fisher Tower and this will take you to a grassy area called Fisher Green. Cross the green using the pathway. Follow the path round to the left and on your right is Anselm Studios. Enter through the automatic door at the end of the path way. Turn right and enter into Anselm building. On this floor in Anselm Building are; The Anselm Studios, The Chapel, The Food Court and Touchdown III, Touchdown Express and The Security Office. ANSELM BUILDING Anselm Studios are immediately to your right as you come into Anselm. This new facility, opened in September 2013, is one of our main performance spaces, providing two flexible studios perfect for theatre, dance, drama and music. One is a modern studio equipped with theatre-standard drapes, a lighting rig and sound system. The second is a dance studio with sprung floor, mirrors, sound system and full sound-proofing. 11 The Chapel is immediately to your left as you come into Anselm. The Chapel is led by our team of Chaplains who support our staff and students of all faiths. They in turn are supported by our Inter Faith Council, and manage a range of other facilities including quiet rooms, Muslim prayer rooms and a Buddhist meditation room. They can also advise Hindi, Sikh, Jewish and students of other faiths where to find their nearest place of worship. The Food Court, Touchdown III and Touchdown Express – The Food court is at the far end of Anselm with doors either side of the lift. Freshly cooked hot and cold food is served here throughout the day. Touchdown III is set within the Food Court and Touchdown Express is next to the Security office for cold drinks and snacks. The Security Office. Our Security team monitors the campus 24 hours a day and is available at all times should there be an emergency on campus. There are also security staff based in Augustine House, St George’s and in all off-campus accommodation. >> All food and drink served in the Food Court and the Touchdown Cafés is subsidised. ANSELM TO THE DUCK POND To access the lower ground floor you can walk down the spiral staircase which is accessible via the automatic door opposite the Security Office. Alternatively, you can take the lift located outside the Food Court. When you come out of the lifts turn right through the automated doors. If you visit in the summer you may well spot some of our resident ducks and ducklings. 12 This grassy area is a popular place for students to study and socialise in the warmer weather. It is also used for social events and a marquee is located here for the summer ball. Acts in recent years include Labrynth, The Hoosiers and Professor Green. Our Students’ Union works hard each year to organise a great event with popular acts. Canterbury Christ Church students automatically receive a 10% discount on all books. BOOKSHOP The University Bookshop stocks all books that are on the approved reading list as well as stationery, computer accessories and Christ Church gifts. Make your way through into Laud Building via the automatic doors. On your left is the entrance to the University Bookshop. Opposite the entrance to the Bookshop you enter the Touchdown Café. To your left there’s also an additional i-zone point that is staffed Monday to Friday. Continue straight on through the automatic doors. On your left is the Erasmus building which is home to the Vice-Chancellor’s office, the Graduate School and academic departments including English and Language Studies. Continue down the path and on your left you’ll see the Maxwell Davies Building. MAXWELL DAVIES LAUD The Maxwell Davies Building is named after Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen’s Music and Patron of St Gregory’s Centre for Music. This is a performing and rehearsal space dedicated to our Music and Performing Arts Students. In front of Maxwell Davies building is an outside performing space. Before we built St George’s Centre, Maxwell Davies building was our Student Union Building for 25 years! Opposite Maxwell Davies is the Powell Building. 13 POWELL The Powell Building is essential for our Film, Radio and Television and Media students. Located here are a multi TV Studio, Control Room, Film Editing Facilities and Radio Studios. It also holds the BBC Radio Kent Suite. And C3U radio, our own radio station, broadcasts from here. The Powell Building is named after the late director Michael Powell. The building was opened by his wife, Thelma Schoonmaker, the Oscar-winning editor, and honorary graduate of the University. We’re committed to promoting sustainability and have invested in improving our facilities for sustainable travel. So you’ll find bike racks and shower facilities around the campus. >> Keeping the Powell Building on your right, take the road that runs along the left side of the building. To your left is Coleridge. This historic building is home to the Department of Music and Performing Arts. Its beautifully kept gardens provide a peaceful spot on campus. >>> Next to Coleridge, as you continue along the road, is the Johnson building. This houses many of our Health and Social Care courses. To visit the St Gregory’s Centre for Music, continue straight on, exit the campus through Gate 1 and cross the road. You will see the entrance to St Gregory’s to your left. To continue the campus tour without visiting St Gregory’s, turn right at the end of the Powell building. 14 St Gregory’s Centre for Music is an historic former church, which now provides a beautiful space to enjoy live music. Sympathetically refurbished in 2012, with superb acoustics and professional lighting rig, it seats 150. ST GREGORY’S CENTRE FOR MUSIC Our students, staff, and members of the public enjoy a regular programme of lunchtime and evening concerts here during term time. The performances on offer range from student-led ensembles to internationally acclaimed artists. The worldrenowned Maggini Quartet is our quartet in residence. >> Return to the campus via Gate 1. The first building on your left is the Ramsey Building. Keeping it on your left, walk to the end of the building, then take the path to your left, between the Ramsey and Powell buildings. INVICTA AND RAMSEY Canterbury Christ Church has been ranked 17 out of 143 universities in the People and Planet Green League this year, receiving a First Class award for the 3rd year running. In front of you, you will see one of our blocks of on campus accommodation. These blocks are called Thorne and Fynden. On your left, opposite Thorne and Fynden, is our Jubilee Orchard. The Jubilee Orchard is a conservation area that encourages butterflies and wild plants. This area was developed to encourage biodiversity as part of our 50th Jubilee celebrations and was opened by David Bellamy. >> Next to the Jubilee Orchard is Ramsey Building, home to our Business School. Walk along the path, keeping Ramsey and the Orchard on your left. At the end of the Ramsey building, follow the path round to the right. You will find a square with a shaded seating area, and greenhouses on your right which belong to our science courses. The building now on your left is Invicta, the base for all of our Computing courses, which specialise in software and computer design. 15 >> INVICTA TO LAUD Walk past the greenhouses and through the automatic doors. This will take you into the Olive Garden. If you follow the path around to the left, the next set of automatic doors will take you back into the Laud Building with the i-zone point and Touchdown Café, where you can rest your feet and enjoy a drink and a snack before heading off to explore further afield! If you’re visiting on an Open Day, you’ll be able to visit the Science labs here. >> If you’re hoping to study a health course and are visiting on Open Day, visit the Skills Labs. Take the Postern gate exit from the campus (see map on page 18) and walk along Monastery Street. Turn right into Church Street St Pauls. At the junction with Lower Bridge Street, you’ll find the Skills Labs on your right. Beyond the campus you’ll find a wealth of other places to explore. Using the City Map on p20 head into the town centre to discover the historic Cathedral - one of the world’s most famous buildings. SIDNEY COOPER GALLERY >> On Canterbury’s High Street, head north towards the Westgate area of the city to find our art gallery – the Sidney Cooper Gallery. Follow the main street past the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, Canterbury’s public library and art museum, and over the bridge where you’ll find opportunities to take a boat ride along the river Stour, running right through the middle of the city. You’ll find the Sidney Cooper Gallery on your right, about 100m past the river. The Sidney Cooper is a fantastic gallery space in which national and international artists, as well as staff and students from the University, exhibit throughout the year. Exhibitions are often accompanied by lectures and workshops inviting the public to get involved in the creative process and interact with the gallery. The building was originally designed to house an art school founded in 1882 by the famous British cattle painter, Thomas Sidney Cooper. Rupert Bear creator, Mary Tourtel, was one of the school’s most famous students, receiving lessons on landscape and animal painting there. 16 The building has been used for a variety of purposes over the years. But it was Sidney Cooper’s wish that the building was used for artistic endeavour, and its renovation by the University revitalises that vision. As well as the gallery, the original painting studio is now used by our students. There’s been a tradition of learning on this site for over 800 years. CITY AND AREA HIGHLIGHTS If you’ve got time to explore Canterbury, there’s plenty to see as well as the Cathedral. Next door to our campus is the historic St Augustine’s Abbey, on whose original grounds our campus is built. As well as river tours, there are opportunities to take walking tours of the City, and you can pick up information in the Visitor Centre – you’ll find it in the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge on the High Street. Some of our favourite highlights are the Dane John Gardens (why not take a picnic?), shopping in either Whitefriars (great for high street favourites) or King’s Mile (individual and designer). Canterbury is full of restaurants and cafés, many of them specialising in locally-sourced food, and offering a wide range of cuisines – lovely places to rest after your walk, and just watch the world go by. If you’re visiting for the weekend, you might want to head for the beach. It’s closer than you might think! Between them, Whitstable and Herne Bay have something for everyone: water sports, history, shopping, walking or just relaxing on the beach. Charming cafés, pubs, great restaurants and independent, quaint shops all serve to provide an unspoilt charm. They’re both easy to get to by car or bus. Slightly further afield, enjoy the sandy beaches of Broadstairs and Margate (don’t forget to visit the Turner Contemporary and take a turn around the Old Town, packed with vintage shops), Ramsgate’s marina, and maybe pay a visit to our Broadstairs campus. 17 To St Gregory’s Centre for Music, Lanfranc Halls of Residence GATE 1 GATE 2 P Goods inwards RAMSEY DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA JOHNSON INVIC RAMSEY THORNE & FYNDEN JUBILEE ORCHARD N SO P POWELL COLERIDGE POSTERN GATE PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE LAUD P P OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE SPACE OLIVE GARDEN TOU TOUCHDOWN EXPRESS BOOKSHOP ERASMUS MAXWELL DAVIES NEWTON ST AUGUSTINE’S PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA To Augustine House, St George’s Centre, St Paul’s Skills Lab The campus was built on land that formed the outer precincts of St Augustine’s Abbey (circa AD602) and is located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. P i-zone access point Disabled parking 20 minute drop off zone Motorcycle parking Designated Smoking Areas P Parking Cycle parking There are numerous cycle racks situated across the Campus. No vehicular access To Augustine House St George’s Cent ©AXOS DESIG NO RT CTA OMERVILLE North Holmes Campus H Canterbury GATE 3 P HO P FOOD COURT & TOUCHDOWN III LM ES GATE 4 SECURITY RO ANSELM FOYER BECKET AD DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA LAUD UCHDOWN CAFÉ TOUCHDOWN II ANSELM TOUCHDOWN EXPRESS e, tre CHAPEL GATE 5 ANSELM STUDIOS SPORTS LAB FISHER CHAPLAINCY CENTRE FLEMING DAVIDSON, LANG & TEMPLE ALLOTMENT To St Martin’s Priory, Priory Cottages, Glebe House MOORE P HN CA DE LL W AL K Finding the room location P JO DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA SIR HEPWORTH P P P P OLD SESSIONS HOUSE Rooms are usually numbered as follows: • The first letter indicates the building name. • The second letter indicates the floor i.e. g=ground, f=first s=second etc. • The number indicates the room number. For example: Lg26 is Laud building, ground floor, room 26. Nf03 is Newton building, first floor, room 03. LO NG PO RT VISITOR RECEPTION To Sports Centre & Polo Farm GN, 2012. Tel 020 8398 7772 Ordnance Survey map by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright ED 225480 HALL PLACE ENTERPRISE CENTRE (1 mile) PE TE NS R’S TA N’ PL T SS AC RE E ET E AN DL SIDNEY COOPER GALLERY ST RA DIG UN D ’S ST REE T CATHEDRAL 2 NO RTH E N LA E MILIT T REE K ST TON TTING G AT RU OLD HAV E LOC GR GE NO OR RT H GE 8 A28 TO MARGATE A28 TO HERNE BAY A291 A2 OR 3 EG HO ’S LM 5 EET ST R ES EE RO T PO Y’S AY ST GE OR AD GE LA ’S P RIN G RO NO ENTRY SP AD 4 OA RY R 1 D ST GREGORY’S CENTRE FOR MUSIC ST MARTIN’S PRIORY TO SANDWICH A257 (1 mile) STURRY ROAD PARK AND RIDE STUR ’S HILL GLEBE HOUSE ST M A RTI N OL OV DD CE NE ER W RO DO AD VER RO AD SPORTS CENTRE TO POLO FARM SPORTS CLUB ST MARTIN’S PRIORY PRIORY COTTAGES ST GREGORY’S CENTRE FOR MUSIC OAD ARY R ST CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY NORTH HOLMES CAMPUS LADY WOOTTON’S GREEN NG AD ET ST ET P LO RO TRE DS EET RE NG N RT EL OA TR HS ST LO LA OR T TRY AN OLD SESSIONS HOUSE (Visitor Reception) RT HIG E LADY WOOTTON’S GREEN DG B CH E R STR URC W EE H T RI BR TR SS LO CH U ER’ ET ST PAUL’S HOUSE TRE GE S R WE LO 21 NEW DOVER ROAD ROCHESTER HOUSE SPORTS CENTRE TO PET WHITEFRIARS ID R BR N TATIO BUS S UPPE 9 NEW DOVER ROAD PARK AND RIDE TO DOVER A2 TO FOLKESTONE A260 (1/2 mile) ROCHESTER HOUSE 10 ST GEORGE’S 7 CENTRE & STUDENTS’ UNION 8 ST GEORGE’S CENTRE AUGUSTINE HOUSE N S TO W UN CANTERBURY WEST STATION PO ST SW LL AUGUSTINE ART CENTRE R H O D AU DANE JOHN GARDENS ST TO WHITSTABLE A290 N HI DU EIM AP PI TO LONDON A2/M2 RH CHE 6 ST SIDNEY COOPER GALLERY W IN TO ASHFORD A28 A28 WINCHEAP PARK AND RIDE (1/2 mile) CANTERBURY EAST STATION AUGUSTINE HOUSE STREET Locations of Canterbury Christ Church University buildings around Canterbury KEY Car park (pay and display) Disabled car park Park & Ride bus stop Recommended walking routes 1 STUDENT ACCOMMODATION 1 Parham Village 2 Lanfranc 3 Holmes Court 4 College Court 5 Davidson, Lang, Temple Fynden and Thorne 6 Pin Hill 7 St George’s 8 Dover Street 9 Vernon Place 10 Oaten Hill E LAN EET STR OAD BR AS TE RY E ON M R H E I M S WAY
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