Chemistry Research Laboratory (CRL)
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AddressChemistry Research Laboratory (CRL)
South Parks Rd
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PostcodeOX1 3TA
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Telephone01865 285000 (office hours)
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Web
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OS 1:50 000 Map164
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National Grid RefSP 5165 0690
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Miles from Oxford0
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If possible, approach the University Science Area from the North, via the Banbury Road.
and average speed cameras on the road works on the A34.
Her Majesty The Queen opened the new £65 million Chemistry Research Laboratory (CRL) in 2004. There is a good picture at http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/crl.html
The CRL is the large new silver, white and mostly glass building with a double row of stainless steel chimneys on top. It is on the West corner of South Parks Rd and Mansfield Rd in the Oxford University science area. The vehicle entrance is between two large Victorian houses: the Department of Statistics at 1 & 2 South Parks Rd.
The Statistical Greenery at the front is trying to hide the sign for the vehicle entrance.
It is in white writing on a blue background.
The picture to the right shows the sign as approached from the East - pointing Left
(If you approach from the North it points Right!)The entrance is opposite a Laing O'Rourke building site (which will one day be Earth Sciences).
Once in the CRL courtyard the entrance to the building is on the left.
Car Parking For Classic Cars
Please come in a classic vehicle if you can. We should have space for you to park next to the CRL. The vehicle entrance is opposite a Laing O'Rourke building site (which will one day be Earth Sciences). Please ensure that you display one of our parking passes.
Car Parking For Regular Cars
The parking at CRL may well be full up. Please expect to be directed to park in the Science area on the North Side of South Parks Road (entrance opposite Mansfield Road). Please ensure that you display one of our parking passes. (Alternatively, there is public parking on Mansfield Road.)
From the North
It's about two miles from the ring road.
Drive into Oxford along the Woodstock Road (A4144).
After the end of the bus lane, use any left turning to get to the Banbury Road and turn right.
At the traffic lights turn left into Parks Road.
After a few hundred yards at the next traffic lights turn left into South Parks Road.
Once in South Parks Road, you will pass Rhodes House with a green domed roof (on the RHS)
and Robinson Close (on the LHS).
The entrance to CRL is on the RHS between the two Victorian houses.
If you get to Mansfield Road you have gone too far.
From the South or East
Follow the Oxford Ring Road North to the Peartree Roundabout or the Wolvercote Roundabout on the A44. Then drive into Oxford along the Woodstock Road and follow the directions "From the North" above.
From the West (A40 from Cheltenham)
At the Oxford Ring Road (BMW Garage & BP petrol) turn Right at the Wolvercote Roundabout on the A44. Then drive into Oxford along the Woodstock Road and follow the directions "From the North" above.
From the West (A420 from Swindon)
At the Oxford Ring Road turn Left and follow the A34 North. Leave the A34 at the next large exit, the Peartree Roundabout on the A44. Then turn Right to drive into Oxford along the Woodstock Road and follow the directions "From the North" above.
From East Oxford
Approach South Parks Road via London Road, High Street, Longwall Street and St Cross Road.
After you've turned left into South Parks Road,
the second building you will see on the LHS is a new building with tall grey steel railings around it.
The CRL is then on the LHS immediately after Mansfield Road.
Go past the sign for the pedestrian entrance.
The vehicle entrance is then on the LHS between the two Victorian houses.
If you get to Parks Road you have gone too far.
