Monument record TR 23 NW 82 - Metropole hotel cliff railway

Summary

A cliff railway serving the Metropole Hotel. It was built sometime after 1898 and first appears on an Ordnance Survey Map dating to 1907 (1:2500). Although it appears on modern Ordnance Survey maps (1:2500, 2007), evidence suggests it has been closed and the tracks lifted or left derelict. It may have been replaced by a new lift. It was operated on the water-balance principle, where the weight of a full water tank beneath the descending car was used to draw up the ascending car whose water tank was empty. It was controlled using brakes.

Location

Grid reference TR 22 35 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 18 41 (A J Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44217.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 18 41 (A J Haselfoot). [Mapped feature: #109598 railway, ]

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2024 3:55PM