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Britain’s oldest cliff lift is closed with immediate effect after 150 years over safety fears

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Britain’s oldest cliff lift is closed with immediate effect after 150 years over safety fears
The Sun
The Sun4 hrs ago
Britain’s oldest cliff lift is closed with immediate effect after 150 years over safety fears
A POPULAR seaside town has been forced to close its cliff lift with immediate effect over safety fears. The attraction, which cost £8,000 to build, is the oldest of its kind in the UK and first opened in the coastal resort in 1875. Engineers assessing Scarborough Spa Cliff Lift found "a number of issues", resulting...
Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire Post🏁 first to report10 hrs ago
Scarborough Spa Cliff Lift: History of Britain’s oldest funicular cliff lift that has closed after 150 years
A cliff lift in Scarborough which is believed to be Britain’s oldest funicular cliff lift has been closed by the council due to ageing infrastructure.
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