Leas Lift, Folkestone
Grade II* listed Leas Lift was constructed in 1885 and is of great significance as one of only three water balanced funicular lifts in the country. It is a well known and much loved piece of Folkestone's fabric, located adjacent to the western tip of ACME's Folkestone Seafront Masterplan.
Project Details +
Project Details
Location: Folkestone, Kent
Client: Leas Lift CIO
Dates: 2022-Ongoing
Size: 850sqm
Credits +
Credits
Architecture - ACME (Alanoud Al Radaideh, Taro Bean, Mark Broom, James Denner, Friedrich Ludewig)
Client: Leas Lift CIO
Architecture & BRPD: ACME
Project Manager: AtkinsRealis
QS: B&M
Planning Consultant: DHA
M&E Engineering: RCDC
Civil & Structural Engineering: Rapid Consulting
Heritage Architect: Malcolm Fryer Architects
Heritage Consultant: Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture
Interpretation and Activity Planner: Alix Slater Consultancy & Training
Interpretation Designers: Studio Eger
Fundraising Consultant: Vikki Thompson Consulting
Access Consultant: Withernay Projects
Landscape: Garden Club London
Geotechnical Engineering consultant: Fairhurst
Timber Frame consultant: Buckland Timber
Registered Building Control Approver: Harwood
Transport Statement: Consodine
Principal Designer (CDM): Stonewells
Principal Contractor: Apex
