Historic houses · West Midlands
National Lift Tower
National Lift Tower — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Bob Walters — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
National Lift Tower is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The National Lift Tower (previously called the Express Lift Tower) is a lift-testing tower built by the Express Lift Company (a lifts division of the General Electric Company) off Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980 and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 November 1982. It has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1997. The tower can be viewed from Arbury Hill, the highest point in Northamptonshire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.2386, -0.9219
- Address
- Tower Square, Northampton
- Established
- 1982
- Official site
- nationallifttower.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1384850 (CC0)
- wikipedia: National Lift Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is National Lift Tower?
- National Lift Tower is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.
- When was National Lift Tower built?
- Built or established in 1982.
- Who owns National Lift Tower?
- National Lift Tower is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is National Lift Tower a listed building?
- National Lift Tower is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.