Originally Posted by
langleybaston
The old ATCs with Met. underneath used to have Lamson [?] tubes connecting them, for the passage of obs. and warnings and Local Area Forecasts. These operated on air pressure, very appropriately!
The tower at Manston had a dumb waiter connecting the Ops room with the Comcen below and Met on the ground floor. A system of bell rings indicated who was to bring the carrier to their level and a long ring was used to warn others that you were about to winch the thing up or down. Occasionally this would be forgotten and someone would have their hand in the carrier as it began to move. A torrent of abuse would then be directed down the lift shaft at the miscreant.