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Trivia question of the day — Apr 25, 2026

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QUESTION OF THE DAYSAT 25 APR
DIFFICULTY 68 · HARDTECHNOLOGY

In which building did Peter Ellis install the first paternoster-like lifts in 1868?

  1. The Queen's Hotel, Leeds
  2. The Royal Exchange, Manchester
  3. Somerset House, London
  4. Oriel Chambers, Liverpool
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D. Oriel Chambers, Liverpool

Peter Ellis fitted his 1864 Oriel Chambers in Liverpool with the first paternoster-like lifts in 1868; the tallest paternoster ever was in Stuttgart's 16-floor Tagblatt tower of 1927.

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