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Decision due on Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower's lift Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower lift to be left in position
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Councillors are to meet to discuss whether to remove a glass lift from Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower. A glass lift on Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower will not be repaired, councillors have agreed.
The external lift has been broken since the 558ft (179m) Hampshire attraction opened in 2005 after a five-year delay.The external lift has been broken since the 558ft (179m) Hampshire attraction opened in 2005 after a five-year delay.
Last month the Portsmouth City Council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said no more attempts would be made to fix it. The council had the option of removing or replacing the lift, but has opted to leave it in its present state.
Councillors must decide whether to remove it, replace it or leave it in its present state. The tower also has an internal lift. The tower, which is the UK's tallest public building outside London, has an internal lift which can be used for emergency access.
Mr Vernon-Jackson said: "When it was first designed, it [the lift] was absolutely vital because it was a means of firemen getting in and out of the tower, if there was a problem, and disabled access. Last month Portsmouth City Council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said: "When it was first designed, it was absolutely vital because it was a means of firemen getting in and out of the tower, if there was a problem, and disabled access.
"What we have done over the last five years is to find alternative routes and so it's no longer needed either for fire access or for disabled access - we can do that with the other lift."What we have done over the last five years is to find alternative routes and so it's no longer needed either for fire access or for disabled access - we can do that with the other lift.
"There seems to be absolutely no point in spending more money on trying to get something to work which we tried to do for years. It is not a business-sensible decision to do.""There seems to be absolutely no point in spending more money on trying to get something to work which we tried to do for years. It is not a business-sensible decision to do."
The £36m tower is the UK's tallest public building outside London.