Where to find us

The Temple Quarter Research Hub, more commonly referred to as The Sheds, is located at 65-71 Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0PZ. This is a 5 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station, which has regular train, bus, and taxi services.

There is no general parking on site. We have two parking spaces, located on the forecourt, which are reserved for disabled badge holders.

Access to the building is currently limited, through a gap in the front gate. Please let us know before your arrival if you require wheelchair access, or a parking space.

A screenshot of Google Maps, showing the The Temple Quarter Research Hub, pinned as MyWorld, just a short distance across the river from Bristol Temple Meads train station.

The building

This video below gives a tour of The Sheds, highlighting some accessibility considerations. The video covers:

00:00 – Introduction

00:23 – Arrival

01:23 – The Retort House

03:21 – The Coal Shed

06:17 – Fire alarm procedures

You can view the transcript of the video, here.

You can view the public floorplan of The Sheds, here.

 

Open door widths

Main entrance – 127cm. This is an automatic door, which will remain open until you have passed through it.

Fire exit in the lobby – 102cm

Fire exit in the Reality Emulator (G.14) – left door 75cm, right door 105cm

Fire exit in the central corridor – left door 92cm, right door 92cm

Fire exit in the Coal Shed corridor – 90cm

Fire exit further down the Coal Shed corridor – 87cm

Lift to the first floor – 97cm

Toilet block – 90cm

Accessible toilet cubicle – 90cm

Corridor door – 99cm

Workshop Room (G.08) – 99cm

Meeting Room (G.07) – 99cm

Meeting Room (G.09) – 99cm

XR Suite (G.10) – 99cm

Quiet Room (G.11) – 99cm

Test and Development Room (G.12) 99cm

Reality Emulator side entrance door 1 – 99cm

Reality Emulator side entrance door 2 (G.14) – 99cm

Reality Emulator entrance from central corridor (G.14) – 94cm

Lift to the ground floor – 92cm

The Neutral Lab (1.02) – 99cm

Entrance to the Coal Shed from the lobby – left door 100cm, right door 100cm

Lift to the first floor – 95cm

Training Room (G.42) – 92cm

Smart Cinema first door (G.41) – 113cm

Smart Cinema second door (G.41) – 99cm

Production Studio main entrance from central corridor (G.30) – 117cm

Meeting Room (G.21) – 96cm

Toilet block – 89cm

Accessible toilet cubicle – 91cm

Meeting Room (G.25) – 87cm

Directors Office (G.26) – 96cm

Meeting Room (G.27) – 96cm

Corridor card access door – 98cm

Audio Control Room (G.28) – 113cm

Visual Control Room (G.29) – 113cm

Production studio second entrance (G.30) – 117cm

Coal Shed corridor door – 98cm

Production studio third entrance (G.30) – 122cm

Coal Shed corridor door – 98cm

Storage room (G.33) – 92cm

Lift to the ground floor – 95cm

Door to Edit Suites – 97cm

Edit Suite 1 (1.13) – 92cm

Edit Suite 2 (1.12) – 92cm

Projector Room first door (1.11) – 95cm

Projector Room second door (1.11) – 95cm