"D7666" wrote in message

On Dec 6, 1:11 pm, "Recliner" wrote:

Are new paternoster lifts still allowed? They always struck me as
dangerous, though I gather that a few older ones remain in service in
the UK. Are any open to the public?

No idea about being allowed.

The only places I have encountered them is on academic sites, univ.
Birmingham library (?), one univ. Oxford engineering (?) building.

As always, Wikipedia comes to the rescue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternoster#United_Kingdom

I hadn't realised that they were (and remain) more popular on the
Continent, despite being a British invention. However, I see that one
remains in operation in a building that's within walking distance for
me, but it's not open to the public, probably like the rest of the few
British survivors.