Tour of Lifts in Royal London Hospital

Various lifts in this hospital There were 2 nice old lifts which were locked.

For those who wonder what a Campanology is, A church Bell or Change ringer, its an old hobby I had rarely do due to health reasons since surgery but will try it now an again.

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[benobve]

I have been in the lift at 0:24

you can get in it by walking up the stairs to every floor until you find the floor it is on.

I think this lift might be a London Hydraulic power company lift, which is VERY rare. This lift is powered by both ropes and hydraulic (like lifts in the 1860s - 1890s) but I think that LHP kept this design when other companys moved on.

LHP made water powered lifts some with had a motor room and others were powered by pumped water from pumping stations arround london.

[MrUNIXman]

@benobve Cheers I didnt know that

[mrmattandmrchay]

3:50 - that lift was a beauty - shame you couldn't get in it. Looks like an old Express

[MrUNIXman]

@mrmattandmrchay I think that was a theater lift too or meant for staff

[benobve]

(continued)

LHP got taken over by hammond & champness and later the pumping stations were turned off and any lifts using pumped water had to be modernized.

One of their pumping stations has now re-opened as a cafe, see watch?v=m9yN9jVsHZ4