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This is a paternoster lift. There are only
a few working examples of these left in the

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world, like this one at the Arts Tower of
Sheffield University.

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It is an open elevator shaft with a series
of connected carriages going round and round

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and round in it on a constant loop.

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One side goes up; and one side goes down and
you just get in and out. This is a 20-storey

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building, by the way, so this is a long chain.
A paternoster can carry more passengers than

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a regular lift, although obviously there's
a bit more danger of trips, falls and injuries.

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This particular lift has a lot of extra safety
features to stop people getting injured too.

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But for that reason, and because they're inaccessible
to anyone who can't walk or is carrying big

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things, or can't walk well --

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and because there aren't many companies in
the world who can build or refurbish them

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any more -- they aren't installed.

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And those that are left tend to get ripped
out of old buildings and replaced. But Sheffield

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kept theirs: and they also have some more
standard lifts just in case.

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Now, I can't stay in this lift as it goes
over the top. Thank you Chris --

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I'd unbalance the whole thing and I'd risk
it getting shut down and the fire brigade

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coming in and turfing me out. But what I can
do is leave this little GoPro camera in to

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show you what it's like to go over the top.
So:

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I'll see you in a couple of minutes.

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Here we go.

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See you in a minute!

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I'm looking forward to seeing the footage
from this.

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