HIGHEST LIFT IN EUROPE
It is now possible to see all Loudon in less than five minutes. This can now be done by taking a ride in the new lift opened recently at the Westminster Cathedral campanile. It is claimed that it is the highest and fastest lift in Europe, for in thirty-two seconds, one is carried to a height of 185 ft. From the top one can see not only every land-mark in every part of London, but the distant hills of Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. In less than five minutes from starting one is back on the ground floor, having seen London. Before the lift was installed, about 11,000 people ascended the tower every year, but this number will probably be greatly exceeded now that the “climb” has been removed.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 33, 2 November 1929, Page 26
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132HIGHEST LIFT IN EUROPE Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 33, 2 November 1929, Page 26
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