TikTok hit Paternoster lift at Essex university in action

A university's Paternoster lift has become a surprise hit online.

The lift, which is made up of 14 individual compartments and runs on a continuous loop, was installed at the University of Essex in 1967.

One of the videos posted on the university's TikTok page, featuring the lift, has more than 2.3 million views.

It is believed to be one of only three left in service in the UK.

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