From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Thu Mar 26 16:38:51 1998 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) id QAA26216 for britdisc-outgoing; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:07:03 GMT Received: from artemis.le.ac.uk (artemis.le.ac.uk [143.210.16.126]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA26209 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:07:01 GMT Received: from harrier.le.ac.uk [143.210.8.56] by artemis.le.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.82 #3) id 0yIFD7-0000gN-00; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:08:57 +0000 Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:06:44 +0000 (GMT) From: "B. Ravilious" <br5@leicester.ac.uk> X-Sender: br5@harrier To: phf6cr@leeds.ac.uk cc: Britdisc <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: DIRECTIONS TO TOUR 1 Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980326160310.14877B-100000@harrier> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Just thought I'd post these up for those of you without web access. <Chris Richardson @Leeds : Anthony Proctor asked me to email this to you so you could distribute it amongst your team members> DIRECTIONS TO LEICESTER UNIVERSITY The routes recommended are the best-signposted ones: inward and outward routes differ where stated. FROM M1 (SOUTH) JUNCTION 21/M69 (NORTH END). Follow A563 OUTER RING LEICESTER SOUTH/EAST for four miles to lights at junction with A50 NORTHAMPTON road. Turn LEFT, signposted A50 CITY CENTRE, and follow the Welford Road for 1.4 miles to junction with University Road. In detail note following sequence along Welford Road: two sets of lights; dual-carriageway, with shops and filling stations; traffic lights, followed by playing fields on right. Then turn RIGHT at next lights into University Road. FROM M1 (NORTH) JUNCTION 22/A50 BURTON. Inward-bound: at busy times drivers are strongly advised to follow the M1 Junction 21 (see above). Otherwise, follow A50 LEICESTER signs along dual-carriageway towards city centre. Near centre A50 signs now indicate NORTHAMPTON. Follow A50 NORTHAMPTON signs through one-way system. When A50 becomes a two-way road again, follow it uphill across railway and past cemetery on left. Turn LEFT at next lights into University Road. Outward-bound: from the University campus, turn RIGHT into University Road. Turn LEFT at first lights into Regent Road. Then follow M1 (NORTH) signs. FROM A6 LOUGHBOROUGH. Entry to Leicester is signalled by short dual-carriageway, `City of Leicester' sign, and large roundabout. Take third exit into narrow 30mph road signposted City Centre A6. Keep straight on for 1 mile until road merges at lights with the A46 NEWARK road, which now becomes a dual-carriageway. NOW read next Route `From A46 Newark'. FROM A46 NEWARK. Follow CITY CENTRE signs along dual-carriageway, flanked by many shops, and over the first flyover. Then turn LEFT at the second flyover, onto Central Ring Road dual-carriageway. Keep straight on at next roundabout, then follow A6 MARKET HARBOROUGH signs through six sets of lights. Continue to follow A6 signs, past Railway Station on left and then turn right at next lights into University Road. FROM A47 PETERBOROUGH. Entry to Leicester is signalled by long descent, followed by `City of Leicester' sign, ascent, and 30 mph restriction. Now turn LEFT into Spencefield Lane. Continue for 2.9 miles along this road. In detail note sequence: shops; golf course on left; traffic lights; descent; older shops; traffic lights. Road meets London Road (A6) at next lights. Continue straight ACROSS A6 into Granville Road. Then turn LEFT at next lights into University Road. FROM A6 MARKET HARBOROUGH. Follow A6 to junction with Granville Road. In detail note sequence: dual-carriageway starts at entry to Leicester, ends at 30mph restriction; traffic lights; roundabout followed by park on left. Then filter LEFT at next lights into Granville Road. Turn LEFT again at next lights into University Road. FROM A50 NORTHAMPTON. Follow A50 to junction with University Road. In detail note sequence: start of first dual-carriageway; end of dual-carriageway; intersection with Outer Ring Road at lights; two more sets of lights; dual-carriageway again, with shops and filling stations; traffic lights, followed by playing fields on right. Then turn RIGHT at next lights into University Road. PARKING Turn off University Road into the main campus. At the top of the slope turn right, the car park is then ahead and to your left (and is free). ================================================================================ Ben Ravilious, (0116) 2559638 home br5@le.ac.uk (0116) 2525824 work ORACLE Trial Playing Ultimate for RED University of Leicester www.ultimateweb.co.uk/red/ ================================================================================