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| National Lift Tower | |
|---|---|
 National Lift Tower in 2005 | |
.svg)  Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Former names | Express Lift Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Tower |
| Address | Tower Square, Northampton |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°14′19″N 0°55′19″W / 52.23850°N 0.92200°W |
| Construction started | 1980 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Inaugurated | 12 November 1982 |
| Renovated | July 2010 |
| Client | Express Lifts Limited |
| Height | 127.5 m (418 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Other dimensions | Diameter at top 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 or 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Maurice Walton of Stimpson Walton Bond |
| Website | |
| nationallifttower | |
The National Lift Tower (previously called the Express Lift Tower) is a lift-testing tower built by the Express Lift Company (a lifts division of the General Electric Company[1][self-published source?]) off Weedon Road in Northampton, England. The structure was commissioned in 1978 with construction commencing in 1980 and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 November 1982. It has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1997.[2]
The tower can be viewed from Arbury Hill, the highest point in Northamptonshire.
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- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1031518)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2015.