The five campuses
From other campuses to the Waterloo Campus From Guy’s Campus On foot 25 minute walk: from the Guy’s Campus exit to Borough High Street Cross to Southwark Street and walk west into Stamford Street. By bus From Great Guildford Street take the 381 towards Waterloo By train London Bridge to WATERLOO EAST By underground Jubilee line to WATERLOO By boat From London Bridge City Pier take the Thames Clipper to Savoy Pier. From Savoy Pier, walk to Stamford Street.
Guide to the
James Clerk Maxwell Building by Paul Grundy
From King’s Denmark Hill Campus By bus Take the 68 bus towards Euston or 176 towards to Waterloo Bridge Road.
The London Eye
From Strand Campus On foot 12 minute walk: from the Strand, walking west, turn left on to Waterloo Bridge and left into Stamford Street for the Franklin-Wilkins Building or across Stamford Street for the James Clerk Maxwell Building. By bus Take any bus that goes across Waterloo Bridge and get off at the Waterloo side of the bridge. By underground Take the District or Circle line to TEMPLE, then change and take Bakerloo or Northern line to WATERLOO. From St Thomas’ Campus On foot From the hospital site exit across Westminster Bridge and walk straight on along Belvedere Road. Passing under Waterloo Bridge opposite the National Theatre turn right up to the London IMAX. By bus Take the RV1 bus to the Royal Festival Hall. By underground Walk across Westminster Bridge to WESTMINSTER and take the Jubilee Line to WATERLOO.
Old Vic Theatre
Waterloo Campus Travelling to the Waterloo Campus
Travel information for visitors with disabilities
By underground Waterloo (Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern & Waterloo & City lines): 4 minute walk Charing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern lines): 9 minute walk Embankment (District, Circle, Bakerloo lines): 13 minute walk Temple (District & Circle lines): 20 minute walk By train Charing Cross: 9 minute walk. Waterloo: 4 minute walk. Waterloo East: 5 minute walk. Blackfriars: 17 minute walk By bus Buses stopping outside the College: 381, RV1 Buses stopping near the College: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, X68, 77, 139, 168, 171, 172, 188, 211, 243 (24 hour service), 341 (24 hour service), 507, 521 By boat – commuter river service From the west, Putney – Blackfriars: get off at either Embankment Pier or Blackfriars Pier From the east, Woolwich Arsenal – Savoy: get off at Blackfriars Pier Parking: a pay and display parking system operates in nearby streets e.g. Cornwall Road, Doon Street Motorcycles: bays available in Cornwall Road. Bicycle stands: outside the front entrances of Franklin-Wilkins and James Clerk Maxwell buildings.
Information about access to buses, tubes, rail links and taxis is available from http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/1167.aspx
British Film Institute
A rail map for people with reduced mobility is available from National Rail http://nrekb.nationalrail.co.uk/tocs_maps/maps/#1 A London Underground access guide including accessibility maps and a copy in large print is available at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/maps/ ‘The Central London Bus Guide’ is available at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/buses_map.asp
London IMAX Cinema Waterloo Bridge
The Southbank
Campus guides are available for:
Travelling to the Maughan Library On foot 20 minute walk: walk across Waterloo Bridge and turn right into the Strand. At the junction with Fleet Street, turn left into Chancery Lane. By bus From Waterloo take the bus (4, 26, 76,1 72, 341) across Waterloo Bridge to the Royal Courts of Justice. Chancery Lane is the next turning on the left. By tube Chancery Lane (Central Line): use exit 4, 6 minute walk Temple (District & Circle lines): 6 minute walk Bicycle stands: outside the Maughan Library.
The Defence Studies Department provides academic support to the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) which is based at Shrivenham, Wiltshire. The College is situated off the A420 between Oxford and Swindon; the nearest rail station is Swindon.
King’s Denmark Hill Campus
Strand Campus
Waterloo Campus
Institute of Psychiatry Continuing dental and medical teaching
School of Humanities School of Law School of Physical Sciences & Engineering School of Social Science & Public Policy (also at the Waterloo Campus)
Main site for College Administration School of Biomedical & Health Sciences (also at the Guy’s Campus) Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery School of Social Science & Public Policy (also at the Strand Campus)
Guy’s Campus
The Hayward Gallery
School of Biomedical & Health Sciences (also at the Waterloo Campus) School of Medicine Dental Institute
St Thomas’ Campus Continuing dental and medical teaching
Maps are also available on our website: www.kcl.ac.uk/about/campuses For a virtual tour of three of King’s campuses go to www.kcl.ac.uk/virtualtour Prospective students should also refer to www.kcl.ac.uk/openday for details of opportunities to visit and tour the campuses
Waterloo Campus School of Biomedical & Health Sciences (also at the Guy’s Campus) Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery School of Social Science & Public Policy (also at the Strand Campus)
This campus is next to London’s South Bank arts and cultural quarter which includes the National Film Theatre and Bfi Southbank, the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery and the Royal National Theatre. The Young Vic and Old Vic theatres are just down the road and Waterloo Station three minute’s walk away. Franklin-Wilkins Building
Stamford Street London SE1 9NH Telephone: 020 7836 5454
Academic departments Biomedical & Health Sciences, Academic Centre: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 3 Cardiovascular Biology: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 3 Drug Control Centre: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 4 Education & Professional Studies: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 1/2/3/4 Environmental Research Group (ERG): A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 4 Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 5 C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 2/3/4 Forensic Science & Drug Monitoring: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 4 Department of Management: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 Nutrition & Dietetics Main Office: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 4 Nutritional Sciences Research Division: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 3 & 4 Enquiries & Main Office : A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 4 PGCE Office: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Ground Floor Pharmacy Department: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 5 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 3/4/5 Enquiries & Main Office : A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 5 Cafés, common rooms and facilities Bar 150: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Ground Floor Catering outlets: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Ground Floor Ecovert FM Help Desk: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Ground Floor Education Staff Common Room: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 2 Graduate Lounge: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 KCLSU Kinetic Fitness Centre E n Le Café: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 The Buttery: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 1
James Clerk Maxwell Building
57 Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA Telephone: 020 7836 5454
Stamford Street Apartments
127 Stamford Street London SE1 9NQ Telephone: 020 7848 2960
Waterloo Campus has three main buildings, across the road from each other. The Franklin-Wilkins Building is one of London’s largest university buildings and was
completely refurbished and opened in 2000. Over the road are the Stamford Street Apartments, with en suite accommodation for over 550 students, while the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, the Principal and College administration are based in the nearby James Clerk Maxwell Building. Franklin-Wilkins Building
James Clerk Maxwell Building entrance
Franklin-Wilkins Building lobby
Franklin-Wilkins Building interior
Le Café in the Franklin-Wilkins Building
Franklin-Wilkins Building auditorium
Stamford Street Apartments
Central departments and offices Audio Visual Services: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 Chaplaincy: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 Credit Control: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 6 Counselling & Welfare Service: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 1 External Relations: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 4/5/6 Equality & Diversity: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 7 Estates & Facilities: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 5 Graduate School: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 4 Higher Education Academy: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 3 Human Resource Services: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 7 ISS Directorate: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 4 ISS Service & Help Desks: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 2 (in ISC) King’s Learning Institute: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Floor 6 B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Floor 5 Library & Information Services Centre (ISC): A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 2 Student Computng Rooms (PAWS): A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floors 1 & 2 Reception FWB: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 Reception: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Ground Floor Reception & Security: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Ground Floor Security FWB: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Ground Floor Security: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Ground Floor Student Funding Office: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 Uni4U: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Ground Floor Lecture theatres and main rooms Auditorium: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Ground Floor Classrooms & Lecture Theatres: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floors Ground, 1 & 2 Conservatory: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Ground Floor Education Seminar Rooms: B n FWB Waterloo Bridge Wing, Basement Genomics Centre: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 3 Mass Spectrometry Facility: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 4 Metabolic Research Unit: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 4 Muslim Prayer Room: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 Pharmacy Practice: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 5 Prayer & Quiet Room: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floor 1 Organisational and Staff Development Training Room: C n James Clerk Maxwell Building, Ground Floor Stamford Street Lechure Theatre: D n Stamford Street Appartments Teaching & Research Laboratories: A n Franklin-Wilkins Building, Floors 3/4/5
James Clerk Maxwell Building This building also houses the Principal, Vice-Principals and Administration of the College, including the offices and departments of the College Secretariat, Academic Registry, Finance and Human Resources. Visitors to any of these offices should report to reception in the first instance.
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Printed SEPTEMBER 2008