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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 It may have been replaced by a new lift.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) |
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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 SKE44217 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