National Lift Tower

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The National Lift Tower (2005)

The National Lift Tower , formerly an express lift tower , is a tower built in Northampton between 1980 and 1982 for testing lifts . With a height of 127.45 meters, it is the second tallest elevator test tower in Europe and has a diameter of 14.6 meters.

The tower was shut down in 1997 after Otis took over the express lift company . In 2010 the tower was put back into operation under a new name after renovation.

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  1. ↑ Northampton Lift Tower renovation completed BBC News, July 1, 2010, accessed December 25, 2016.

Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 18.6 ″  N , 0 ° 55 ′ 19.1 ″  W.