Meet the Artist
Leah Clements has begun her Constellations ° Residency at Greenwich Park.
She is now welcoming visitors to her studio in St Mary’s Lodge.
Drop in to the lodge on 24 February to meet Leah, find out more about their work, and contribute to their creative mapping of the park.
Leah's work explores access and inclusion. Throughout her residency she will creatively engage with underserved communities, focusing on people with visible and hidden disabilities.
Free to attend. No booking required, just drop in between 10.30 –12.30 GMT.
Access Information
There will be an audio description of the space available on headphones with a large armchair.
The garden is wheelchair accessible, with a path around the building. The building itself has level-floor access, with the following door widths:
- The doorway to enter the building is 103cm wide
- The next doorway, to enter the central space is 91cm wide
- The next doorway, to enter the final room is 91cm wide
There is a wheelchair accessible toilet on site, which can be reached by going round the back of the building. It needs a radar key to open it - if you don’t have one yourself please ask the staff on site. There are also changing places toilets on the other side of the park which have hoists.
Seating:
- There will be plastic chairs with backs, the seats measuring 38 x 38cm
- There will also be two large sofas and a large armchair
- There are benches in the garden outdoors, and in the wider park
Support animals including guide dogs are welcome, and there will be water available for them to drink. Non-support animals are not allowed at the event.
The garden outside the building is generally a quiet area. There will be ear defenders available.
Greenwich Park staff will be at the event to answer further questions around access. They will be wearing green lanyards and fleeces with ‘Royal Parks’ written on them.
The nearest disabled parking bays are just outside the park, on King William Walk or Nevada Street. Use our interactive map and filter by accessibility for more info.
The nearest Changing Places toilet is by the Vanbrugh Park Gate. Here is a link with more information.
There will be some sprigs of rosemary and lavender in the building which have a scent when close-up, but no synthetic smells.
The nearest train station is Greenwich train station, which has step-free access and is on the DLR, Thameslink, and Southeastern lines. St Mary’s Lodge is a 10min walk for a typical walker, or a 7min bus journey from Greenwich station. Buses that come within a few mins walk are: 129, 177, 386, 188, 199, 286, N1.
If you’d like to get in touch ahead of the event about anything access-related please email us at community@royalparks.org.uk
