On 6 Dec, 14:13, D7666 wrote:
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.

And eleven-storey one at Leicester University as I remember, if it's
still there.

MIG wrote:
On 6 Dec, 14:13, D7666 wrote:
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.

And eleven-storey one at Leicester University as I remember, if it's
still there.

There used to be one at Aston University, but it was removed in the
1980s and the shafts rebuilt to take lifts.

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