ACCESSING THE LIGHBOX GALLERY AT LCB DEPOT
Travelling to the venue
By cars
Set your Satnav or map application to the LCB Depot’s postcode LE1 1RE, or to LE1 1TQ to find the NCP Rutland Centre car park in Halford Street
Driving
Rutland Street is in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, just inside the east edge of the inner ring road, the A594 St George’s Way. Follow road signs to Leicester City Centre, then to the train station. From St George’s Way turn into Charles Street. Take the second right into Rutland Street, (The Ale Wagon pub is on the corner), then to park in the NCP Rutland Centre, follow the road around to theleft and access the car park. Once parked, follow the road around, past the Curve entrance, veering around to the right, back on to Rutland Street. LCB Depot is 50m on the left, opposite Manhattan bar.
Train – a five-minute walk from Leicester train station
Travel to Leicester Train Station. Turn right out of the stationonto London Road and at the Pelican crossing go over St Georges Way into Granby Street. Turn right into Rutland Street at Tesco Express and cross over Charles Street. Carry on along Rutland Street past the side of the Ale Wagon pub and across the end of Colton Street - we’re on the right, with big orange perspex cubes above our door.
By bus
Park & Ride: Leicester has three full-time Park & Ride sites:Enderby - southwest, LE19 2AB,Meynells Gorse -west, LE3 3LF, andBirstall -north, at LE4 4NP. The 103 & 203 buses stop at St Nicholas Circle (the new Jubilee Square at the top of the High Street); the 303 stops at Haymarket Bus Station/Caueway Lane, both within 10 minutes walk away.For more Park & Ride info see theQuicksilver website.
City buses: Most city centre bus stops, and the Haymarket bus station [being redeveloped, completion due Spring 2016] and St Margaret’s bus stations, are within 5 minutes’ walk of LCB Depot. Bus maps showing routes, services and stops are on the Leicester City Council website.For bus timetables, routes and travel planning contact Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or visittheTraveline website
On foot/ bike
If you’re in the city centre, follow the black signposts to Curve and Phoenix Square. We’re just to the east of Charles Street, and north west from the rail station. Find us at the back of the new grey Ramada Encore hotel, and behind Chutney Ivy restaurant. We're on Rutland Street, halfway between the Ale Wagon pub and the Athena banqueting venue (former Odeon cinema). Look for the big orange perspex cubes above our door.
Approaching the Venue
Approaching the LCB Depot there is a 2m wide pavement outside the entrance to the venue, foot traffic is normally low. There is no dropped curb outside the main doors, the nearest dropped curbs are by the entrance to Rutland House, approximately 30m down the road towards the Exchange Bar, or on the corner of Colton St, 10m towards the Ale Wagon Pub. The road outside the entrance is one way towards Colton St and the traffic is steady but not constant. There is a refuse bin 4m from the main doors on the approach from Charles St, but otherwise the pavement is clear.
Entering the Exhibition
The main entrance to the LCB Depot is a single large, heavy wooden door. The door to the exhibition space is directly to the right of the entrance as you go in, with a push handle. Exhibition information will be displayed to the left of the door. As you enter the exhibition, the lighting will be low, with the only source of light coming from the projector.
Immediately on the left as you enter, there is a large, rough concrete pillar. On the right there is a heavy black curtain. Walk around 2m in-between the two to enter the installation. On the left the space opens out. There is a long bench along the back wall, with the film projected on the opposite wall. If you require audio description, headphones are available from the main reception.
There is also a separate space in the exhibition to relax or reflect in away from the installation. This is accessible by drawing the curtain immediately on the right as you enter. The LCB Depot also has a foyer and cafe with a reception and accessible toilets. To visit this space, exit the exhibition and turn right into a short corridor. On the left there is an automatic glass door leading to the reception and cafe. The reception is ahead and slightly to the right. There will always be a member of staff present at reception. The cafe and toilets are down a short corridor on your right, adjacent to a large orange wall. The cafe is often busy, with tables and chairs arranged across the whole space.