PATERNOSTER LIFT

PROJECT:  Arts Tower
PATERNOSTER LIFT
Built over fifty years ago by the Schindler Lift Company, it is the largest every cyclic elevator with thirty eight, two person cars in a chain of open compartments that move in a loop up and down the building without stopping. 

Passengers can step on or off the paternoster at any floor.  To return this machine to its former glory the cars were removed, strengtened and re-clad to match the original finish.  Every effort has been made to keep its orginality sympathetic to its listed status.

The journey between two floors only takes thirteen seconds, making this the most effective way to travel between close floors.

Seventy six people can be moved up and down the Arts Tower at any one time which is more than a double decker bus.