The Leas Lift, including Waiting Rooms, Brake Houses and Railings, the Leas, Folkestone - Folkestone and Hythe

The listed grade II* Leas Lift, is a cliff funicular railway built in 1885 to transport people between The Leas, the beach and promenade. Now owned by the Folkestone Leas Lift Company Charity. A £6.6 million repair project started this year following funding secured from National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic England and local business, individuals and community which will see the track, cars, water balance system, sheave wheel and both stations repaired and in full working order. The project is due for completion in 2025.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

The Leas Lift, Including Waiting Rooms, Pump Room, Lower Station Tanks, Track, Cars, Wheel Houses, Tank Room, Upper Station Tunnel And Railings

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II*

List Entry Number:

1061185

Local Planning Authority:

Folkestone and Hythe

Site Type:

Transport > Lifting and winding structure

Location

Building Name:

The Leas Lift

County:

Kent

District / Borough:

Folkestone and Hythe

Parish:

Folkestone

Parliamentary Constituency:

Folkestone and Hythe

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.

Previous Priority:

D

Ownership:

Community interest group

Designation:

Listed Building grade II*, CA