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    Spiral escalator: An engineering wonder ahead of its time

    By Laura Sleath,

    In 1988, the rusty remains of an engineering experiment were found buried at the bottom of a lift shaft at Holloway Road station. Laura Sleath explores more about this engineering wonder ahead of its time.

    Construction of the spiral escalator at Holloway Road station, 1906