MILFORD HAVEN PORT AUTHORITY East-West Link for Quay Stores

Feasibility Study – APRIL 2018

1 OPTION 3 – Vertical Lift Tower and Viewing Deck...... 16 Contents OPTION 3A – Vertical Lift Tower and Alternative Viewing Deck . 17 OPTION 4 – Inclined Lift and Terminal Buildings...... 18 1. INTRODUCTION...... 3 The Brief...... 4 6. CONSULTATIONS WITH MHPA Approach ...... 4 AND STAKEHOLDERS ...... 20 Limitations ...... 4 Report Structure ...... 4 MHPA...... 21 The Torch...... 21 Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC)...... 21 2. SITE CONTEXT...... 5 Background...... 6 7. FURTHER DESIGN OPTIONS...... 23 Constraints & Opportunities for the East-West Link ...... 6 Constraints & Physical Barriers...... 6 OPTION 5 – Inclined Lift connecting with Quay Stores Opportunities...... 7 at SF loft level...... 24 OPTION 5A – Vertical Lift connecting with the ‘Green Ravine’, Loft Level and Torch...... 25 3. COMPARISON OF TRANSPORT OPTIONS OPTION 5B – Combination of 5 and 5A...... 26 CONSIDERED IN THIS REPORT...... 8 Funicular Railway...... 9 8. VISITOR ATTRACTION POTENTIAL...... 27 Cable Railway/Tramway...... 10 Funding ...... 29 3 Escalators ...... 10 4 Vertical Lift...... 11 5 Inclined Lift...... 11 9. SUMMARY ...... 31 Further work to include a design that creates a ‘landmark’. . . . 32 4. OUTLINE CAPITAL COST COMPARISONS . . . 12 10.APPENDICES ...... 33 i Option 6A Phase 2 from previous study...... 34 5. DESIGN FEASIBILITY OPTIONS...... 14 ii Current GF and SF Plans for Quay Stores Extension...... 35 OPTION 1 – Funicular to GF Arcade Building...... 15 iii Consultees ...... 36 OPTION 1A – Funicular to closed building...... 15 iv Case Study – Ebbw Vale...... 37 OPTION 2 – Escalators to GF Arcade Building...... 16 v CAT Funicular data sheet...... 40 2 INTRODUCTION

ONE 3 iDeA Architects and Urban Foundry [For- Our Approach We concluded the first phase with an interim Section 4 compares the basic supply and fit merly Trilein] (‘we’/’the consultants’) were meeting with MHPA to discuss the concept costs for each type of installation. commissioned by the Port of Milford Haven We began by researching the following design options thus far, and received updated ( ‘MHPA’/’the client’) to develop a feasibility methods of moving pedestrians between third party designs for the Quay Stores building Section 5 comprises a range of design options study on the viability of a mechanical trans- different levels: which resulted in the request for further for an infrastructure link between Charles port link as part of the development of an East- Options 5A, 5B and 5C (see section 5) Street and the Quay Stores site, with an West link route through the Quay Stores site, • funicular railway/cable tramway evaluation of each. which emerged as a recommendation of our • escalators previous Feasibility Report for the Quay Stores • inclined lift Limitations Section 6 provides summary conclusions, Cultural Centre undertaken by iDeA Architects • vertical lift combined with horizontal walkways The study is limited on plan to the zone with recommendations for MHPA. Supporting and Trilein [Urban Foundry] for MHPA and between the Northern and Southern documents are included as appendices. completed in April 2017 (See Option 6A Phase We identified and contacted manufacturers of boundaries of the Quay Stores site, because 2 in appendices) the above including KONE and MESPERATO to a key aim is to generate footfall to the Quay establish technical limitations such as length, Stores development. This study is in the context of Phase 1a height, maximum incline etc. together with There are very few examples of contemporary development within the Milford Waterfront requests for budget supply prices. Funicular railways and inclined lifts in the UK, Regeneration Masterplan, and focuses on and no UK manufacturers have been identified. the area between the Quay Stores site and A further site appraisal was carried out Consequently it has been difficult to obtain the West end of Charles Street adjacent to to identify potential routes and obstacles, cost information and it is beyond the scope the Torch Theatre which is part of a steep including a further meeting with Peter Doran of of this study to provide full cost estimates for tree lined escarpment at right-angles to the the Torch Theatre to obtain details of the layout each concept design option and exclusions are proposed East-West route and levels of the theatre complex, and to explore noted. the pros and cons of a public route linking the Quay stores site with Torch and/or the adjoining The Brief site (Cliff House). Additional discussions were The Report structure The brief required: held with Councillor Colin Sharp, Milford Haven The next section considers the constraints and Town Council, and officers of Pembrokeshire opportunities at key points along the proposed • appraisal of site constraints County Council (see Appendices). route. • comparison of pedestrian transport methods to suit the geography of the site A recent example of an inclined lift/cable car Section 3 compares the different types of • concept design options at Ebbw Vale was identified and we arranged mechanical transport and considers the • cost estimates a site visit to meet the owners (Blaenau Gwent operational implications, together with the • visitor attraction potential & funding options CC) to inspect the installation and inform a Ebbw Vale case study. case study.

4 SITE CONTEXT

TWO 5 Figure 1, Constraints plan Background Constraints and EAST - WEST ROUTE - SITE CONSTRAINTS

A key conclusion of our earlier feasibility opportunities for the East- Study for the Quay Stores site was that the West link site with its existing diffi culties and barriers to development made the conversion and re- The site barriers created by topography and use of the listed building unviable in terms of a existing road infrastructure have encouraged commercial project that could repay the capital developments around the site that reinforce 9 2 cost to redevelop in revenue income over a car culture and do not mitigate the effects of 8 7 6 5 1 reasonable term. A wider and more strategic heavy traffi c on the trunk road crossing over 4 approach to improving footfall on the site was to Hakin and the extensive areas of retail and 3 proposed that included a link with the town and commercial offi ce parking in the retail park. surrounding amenities, improving the site’s Alternatives have been proposed for linking Key: viability and ultimately, the real estate value. the waterfront with cycle and walking routes 1 Torch service yard to currently under-utilised amenities and public 2 Stairwell to dressing rooms 3 Cliff Cottage To achieve this, two new routes were proposed: transport all within a short distance of Quay 4 Escarpment the ‘green ravine’ running North -South and Stores 5 Green ravine route 6 Mains drain easement the East -West link route crossing over each 7 Design of Quay Stores extension Revisions Date Client: Milford Haven Port Authority innovative Design & Architecture Ltd

8 Trunk road traffic 3 Castle Terrace Project: East -West Pedestrian Route Feasibility Haverfordwest other at the Quay Stores. These routes link the 9 Levels difference with marina Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH Drawing: SITE CONSTRAINTS Tel: 07816 847429 site to the surrounding venues, amenities and Constraints and physical Checked [email protected] Copyright IDeA Ltd Scale NTS Dwg.No FUNC/C/15 Date 4/18 www. idea-housekit.co.uk communities in close proximity including: barriers (see Site Constraints Plan)

• The harbour and waterfront development Torch Theatre & Cliff Cottage • Surrounding cultural venues and amenities The site environs at the West end of Charles - eg. The Library, the Museum and Visitor Street contain the service yard of the Torch Centre and the Torch Theatre, Theatre with split-levels serving the stage and • Residential areas in Milford Haven and Hakin below stage levels. The lower level contains • National public transport infrastructure - The mobile phone equipment. There is a small gap railway station between the stairwell on the South end of the Torch and the adjacent property (Cliff Cottage). The consultants have only been asked to This makes a public route diffi cult to achieve consider the East-West route in this study without either making alterations to the Torch Theatre building, or the purchase of Cliff Cottage on the adjoining site.

Figure 2, Torch service yard Figure 3, Plan of Torch Theatre at south end 6 There is a potential noise issue for the building design for the Quay Stores extension ravine’ and tunnels under this road becomes Opportunities theatre stage and interior of the main theatre to the base of the escarpment to the East. No even more desirable, though the ‘green auditorium if the link and public route is too structures or supports are allowed within this ravine’ and trunk road crossings should not • The ‘green ravine’; creating a pedestrian/ close to the rear stage door. zone making structural design of platforms, be seen as ‘either/or’ options – both warrant cycleway connection along a green corridor decks or link bridges more complicated and attention in order to improve connectivity. The would re-purpose the historic infrastructure The Escarpment expensive. This also implies that the footprint improvement of a direct pedestrian link can to link up leisure and cultural amenities This is a natural feature with mature tree of any lift tower or terminal lobby is likely to be characterised in terms of enhancement of around the Waterfront independently from the cover, changes to which may have implications require the removal of some of the escarpment ‘active travel’ – walking and cycling – options. busy road system. With careful design and for protected species and habitats. Some at the base. PCC are actively looking at improvements to appropriate finishes both cycleway/ pedestrian proposals will be more intrusive than others active travel routes in Milford Haven, with the and occasional delivery vehicles can be to the existing habitat. This study does not The Quay Stores Extension change in levels a constraint for them, and accommodated. consider the geology of the escarpment and The proposed East-West route was predicated this scheme has clear potential to assist PCC • The Hakin– side of the Dock is underused any further detailed design would require on the concept of a flexible, permeable in realising their strategy. As a trunk road, it – extending the e-w route in a short cut a ground investigation study tailored to the arcaded building at ground level (see previous falls under Welsh Government control, but PCC across the water could create footfall and a preferred design option. Option 6A in appendices). The latest design would welcome the opportunity to calm it and development site here. This could be done proposals show the site reverting to its original should be involved in discussions. irrespective of other parts of East-West route. The ‘Green Ravine’ boundary with Costa Coffee and a proposed • Partnering with local and national organisations Existing roads and car parking around the arcaded route at second floor/loft level (see Levels between road and marina in developing the link transport infrastructure site make the prospect of yet another road appendices). This raises questions as to the The level difference to enter the harbour at to the mutual benefit of the town and the particularly unattractive. An adoptable service visibility of the route to pedestrians, and the the entrance interferes with direct access Waterfront. road serving the Quay Stores is now proposed permeability of the building in terms of whether along the route. A new urban design scheme which could further erode the north-south it would remain open 24/7 or whether it would incorporating landscaping/ramps and steps green route. As this route is tight to the base have controlled opening hours, with use of an is needed to create a sense of arrival and to of the escarpment there is little or no space alternative route around the North side of the avoid having to negotiate the road access to accommodate the footprint of structures building. and boat ramp. [NB. The consultants have associated with the various means of transport since been advised of the proposal to move such as lobbies, undercrofts or terminal The Trunk Road the Trunk Road access bellmouth to opposite buildings. This remains a major barrier – if shared space the Quay Stores site. The creation of a (likely) is not an option to be pursued, a pedestrian larger junction at this point creates significant Main Drainage Easement crossing is still required to complete the East- issues for pedestrian and cycle movement The easement for the main drainage route West link between the town and the waterfront around and through the Quay Stores site and running approximately parallel to the old railway harbour. If the trunk road remains a barrier surrounding area and needs careful study in tracks adds a further complication. The width without a suitable crossing, the creation of an terms of preserving pedestrian ‘desire lines’ of the easement stretches from the rear of the alternative route to the marina via the ‘green and ease of crossing]

7 COMPARISON OF TRANSPORT OPTIONS CONSIDERED IN THIS REPORT

THREE 8 Funicular The aim of creating the link is to help to early examples typically used water- power link for visitors arriving in the Centre car park, regenerate the town and improve connectivity to provide this. Water pumped to a header taking passengers up to and down from the A funicular (/fəˈnɪkjʊlər/) is one of the modes of for visitors to the Quay Stores and the reservoir as part of the operational cycle and main reception and site, which is in the former transport, along with a cable railway and an inclined Waterfront, without the need to drive short piped to tanks in the descending car increases slate quarry above. Based on the Victorian elevator, which uses a cable traction for movement distances from one location to another in the weight for the momentum to begin a controlled water-balanced funicular between Lynton on a steep slope. town. descent. and Lynmouth in Devon, the £1m CAT water- A pair of vehicles are pulled on a slope by a balanced funicular was the first to be built in cable which loops over a pulley wheel at the upper This feasibility study report evaluates the In 1990 a new water-balanced funicular was decades, with the cost divided about equally end of a track. While one vehicle is ascending the options, based on the following design installed in the Centre for Alternative Technology between the cable railway infrastructure at other one is descending the track and thus they parameters: in Machynlleth. The CAT water-balanced cliff £500,000, and the upper and lower stations are counterbalancing each other. Both vehicles are railway was developed to provide an accessible designed by Pat Borer totalling £500,000. permanently attached to a cable, which distinguishes • An estimate of the capital cost of basic lift or them from a cable railway.[1] carriage systems The name “funicular” itself is derived from • Potential for levering-in funding partners the Latin word funiculus, the diminutive of funis, • Satisfying the legislation and need for access which translates as “rope”. for all, • Creating a user-friendly link in the public realm The Wikipedia definition above distinguishes that is functional and visually clear. between a ‘Funicular’ and the other modes of • Determining the ‘best fit’ with the inclined transport that on first hand appear similar redevelopment of the Quay Stores building. but are in fact different, having characteristics • Proposing a solution that will benefit and and governing criteria that affect the choice enhance the Torch Theatre. between all three. The categories are: Many working examples of funicular railways • Funicular remain in use from the Victorian era and • Cable railway – sometimes referred to as a early C20 when they were at the height of tramway their popularity and are a testament to C19 • Inclined lift engineering and enterprise. As the definition explains, these consist of two passenger cars Two further two modes of passenger transport that are attached to one continuous rope are considered: or cable and the weight of the descending car is used to counterbalance and assist in •Moving escalator steps raising the other uphill. Very little additional • Vertical Lift with horizontal connections energy is required to operate the system and

Figure 4, CAT Funicular Figure 5, Funicular example at Niagara with canopy entrance 9 Figure 7, Outdoor escalators Figure 6, Cable tramway to Park Guell, Barcelona No recent examples were found to be able to directly compare the cost of a funicular with other categories of lift, However the cost of the scheme built in 1990 would equate to a multi-million pound scheme to develop a similar funicular today in Milford Haven. Besides cost, the design and engineering expertise assembled by CAT to build their project is dispersed and CAT is not able to offer consultancy on a similar project today.

As well as the high capital cost envisaged there are onerous regulations governing the operation of cable and tramway passenger transport that add to their cost in use. The implications of choosing a cable -driven solution was reflected in the cable-driven rail transport link at Ebbw Vale. For these reasons a Funicular, whether water-balanced or electric-powered is unlikely as ski resorts in mountainous regions where the choice of a cable railway when compared escalators at a maximum of 30 degrees incline to be a viable option for the east-west link in the use of wound / moving cables to haul with the other options for a link at Milford Haven. would cut into the cliff along the east-west Milford Haven. For a full description of the CAT the carriage are not limited by distance. The axis and would require extensive excavations cliff railway see Appendix 1. mechanical passenger lift at Ebbw Vale fits into extending back almost as far as Charles Street. this category but the 43m long incline at Ebbw Escalators This would not only be expensive to form but Vale is quite short for this type of technology, It is feasible to make the ascent up the would be very intrusive to the Torch Theatre, the Cable railway / tramway and is on reflection not the most appropriate escarpment via a series of escalators and existing cliff geology and the natural habitat along Cable railways employ a stationary engine/ motor technology in use (See appendices for the case intermediate landings, Option 2 in section 5. the green corridor and the cliff escarpment. and winding drum to haul a wagon or passenger study on Ebbw Vale) The moving escalator could be supplemented car attached to a cable up a steep incline and to with flights of steps, but this does not There are very successful examples of outdoor lower it down again. They are similar to funiculars Both funiculars and cable railways come under meet the legislative requirement to provide escalators in cities such as Barcelona but the but in this case the cable is attached to a single international regulations that apply for operating universal access, as there is no alternative physical scale of excavations, the local climate, car and wound or released as necessary. tramways / cableways and the stringent for wheelchair- bound users who would be as well as the access issues mentioned all inspections and checks contribute to additional excluded from using the link. work against this as a proposal for the link in Cable-driven cars, like funiculars, come into running costs over and above more conventional Milford Haven. their own on long inclines in locations such lift mechanisms. These reasons work against In addition, the construction of a raking route for

10 Figure 8, Example of stand-alone external lift tower Figure 9, Example of contemporary inclined lift at Lubliana Vertical lift

In comparison with the other link options, the vertical lift represents a more straightforward solution using widely available standardised components for the lift gear and car, with all the advantages of an ‘off the peg’ solution. This option was originally proposed within a much larger new-build scheme, located inside a tower structure with access gained at the upper level by long horizontal corridor bridging across from the Torch and its service yard to Charles Street. Disadvantages were that apart from having to build a very expensive new building to put it in, the lift would be located away from the public realm and therefore less likely to be used by the public.

Here, an alternative proposal is put forward to site the lift in a feature tower structure in a prominent landmark is shown in Option 5B. This proposal continuous loop traction drives. affordable than funiculars, cable tramways and location outdoors rising from the cliff face and scheme would require another level of design escalators (see section 4) linked at high-level to a viewing platform or ramp input and multi -million pound funding. The key difference is that these are in the that provides access from Charles Street and ‘lift’ category and come under the standards It must be borne in mind that both vertical connects with the existing cliff-top terrace at the and regulations for lifts. National standards, and inclined lifts will require additional civil Torch Theatre café/ reception. Inclined Lift regulations, and safety codes specific to engineering and support structures, which will An inclined elevator car is either winched up inclined elevators are provided in ASME A17.1 add to the costs given by the lift manufacturer. A vertical lift is the most cost effective in to the station at the top of the incline where “Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators” In the case of a vertical lift, a tower and bridge use, with parts and service maintenance the cable is collected on a winch drum, or the under Part 5.1.These are universally adopted link(s) are required. These will increase the undertaken using local firms. The capital cost single car is balanced by a counterweight. and less onerous than the regulations that overall cost depending on the type and extent of is also the lowest of the options considered but apply to funicular and cable railways. construction. Similarly an inclined lift will require this does not account for the tower structure Most common inclined lifts are constructed civil engineering and groundworks to support the within which the lift will travel, and the viewing from steel or aluminium materials, are Inclined lifts are more unusual than vertical cable track, as well as to create housings for the platform needed to gain access to the lift. powered by electric motors and operate with lifts with fewer manufacturers in the field. car under carriage and winding gear. In addition A more ambitious proposal to enhance the push button electronic controls. Common drive However, the budget cost estimate obtained further building construction costs will be incurred tower and treat this sculpturally as a feature systems include cable- winding drums and for this study suggests that they are far more if stations are required at top and bottom.

11 OUTLINE CAPITAL COST COMPARISONS

FOUR 12 Figure 10, Capital cost comparisons The cost estimates here compare prices for vertical and inclined lifts, and escalators for the Milford site , together with the Ebbw Vale case study. It should be noted that the elevator and lift option prices are for the supply and installation of the lift / escalator kit and motor components and do not include the associated engineering/ ground works and/or structural built elements such as lift towers and/or stations that form the completed installation.

These costs apply to the notion of linking two levels e.g. from the Torch/ Charles St to the Quay Stores and Green Ravine at ground level, however discussions in an interim meeting with the Destination Director regarding the current proposals for the Quay Stores building have resulted in further design options where budget price estimates would vary.

13 DESIGN FEASIBILITY OPTIONS

FIVE 14 Six design feasibility options have been lobbies are shown at the bottom and top, with a residential plot or negotiate a price with the • Funicular cars and rail system ( no budget developed which relate to the different types of the former reducing the width of the pedestrian/ Torch Theatre if it was of interest to them). costs currently available) transport link described above. These options service route running North to South (‘green At the lower level a direct route through the • Canopies or lobbies at top and bottom (optional) were presented to the Destination Director, Neil ravine’). The footprint of the canopy at this lower Quay Stores extension is shown, consistent with • Acquisition of Cliff Cottage (approx £155,000) Jenkins at an interim meeting on 3 April and level overlaps the drainage easement zone and Option 6A from the previous study (appendix i) • Ramp zone at East end are as follows: it not clear at this stage whether a lightweight Beneﬁ ts: canopy with shallow isolated pad footings would • May attract tourists OPTION 1A – FUNICULAR OPTION 1 – FUNICULAR be allowed. Disadvantages: TO CLOSED BUILDING TO GF ARCADE BUILDING • Requires acquisition of Cliff Cottage Identical to Option 1 except that this shows This option shows a funicular link close to or At the top level a ramped connecting route to • Requires space at top and bottom for entry/exit an alternative lower level route around the adjoining the Torch backstage dressing room Charles Street would require the demolition of • Requires wider corridor than inclined lift North side of the Quay Stores extension if this block at right angles to it. A wider corridor is Cliff House (current market value estimated Cost elements subject to scheme / detail design: building is closed or when a performance is required for a funicular system compared with at £155,000 according to Zoopla, however it • Site clearance taking place and a route through at ground a single inclined lift. Level entrance canopies or may be possible to resell the residual site as • Groundworks/civil engineering level is prohibited.

OPTION 1 - FUNICULAR TO ARCADE BUILDING OPTION 1A - FUNICULAR TO CLOSED BUILDING

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Figure 11, Option 1 Plan Figure 12, Option 1A Plan 15 OPTION 2 – ESCALATORS create the cutting, and boundary/retaining Beneﬁ ts OPTION 3 – walls would need to be rebuilt along the • No entrance/exit structures required TO GF ARCADE BUILDING Southern boundary of the Torch service yards. Disadvantages VERTICAL LIFT TOWER This option shows a pair of escalators at the The layout is based on 2no. KONE TransitMaster • Requires acquisition of Cliff Cottage AND VIEWING DECK maximum height of 18m and the maximum escalators costing £400,000 each. • Requires extensive excavations pitch of 30 degrees. Extensive excavations • Alignment away from Charles Street This option shows a somewhat diffi cult route would be required into the existing escarpment Height 18m, Length 37.3m • Expensive supply cost via the existing Torch Theatre service yards to create the cutting and embankments Pitch 30 degrees, Max speed 0.75m/s through the narrow gap between the stairwell required to accommodate this layout and Cost elements subject to scheme/detail design: projection and the corner of Cliff House, leading Cliff Cottage would need to be acquired as in • Site clearance to a deck connecting with a vertical lift tower. previous options. • Groundworks/civil engineering • Escalators 2no. KONE TransitMaster 2 x At the upper level a platform lift would be The escalators would need to be sited some £400,000 = £800,000 required to allow wheelchair users to travel distance from the Torch Theatre in order to • Acquisition of Cliff Cottage (approx £155,000) between the upper and lower yard levels, and

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OPTION 2 - ESCALATORS OPTION 3 - VERTICAL LIFT OPTION 3 - LIFT AND VIEWING DECK

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OPTION 4 – INCLINED LIFT With the removal of Cliff Cottage there would Beneﬁ ts Cost elements subject to scheme/detail design: AND TERMINAL BUILDINGS be ample space to create an approach and • Visible from Charles Street • Inclined lift supply & install £250,000* entrance building visible and accessible from • Connects with ‘green ravine’ • Excavations/civils work subject to surface This option shows an inclined lift with terminal Charles Street, with the position dependant on • Possible visitor attraction mounted or recessed channel design buildings at top and bottom similar to the Ebbw the angle of the installation. The problem is • No deck/bridge links needed • Terminal buildings Vale example. The signifi cant difference is that lack of space at the bottom of the escarpment • Acquisition of Cliff Cottage £155,000 (less any inclined lifts are ruled by specifi c regulation to accommodate a landing platform and Disadvantages residual value recovered) EN 81.22 which shares 80% of its content entrance/exit lobby without overlapping the • Requires excavations into escarpment * Ancillary costs not included in lift cost: from the generic regulation of vertical lifts. main drain easement. One way of making • Requires acquisition of Cliff Cottage • Design, approvals and tender preparation The same can be said about the technology of suffi cient space would be to set the inclined • Electrical works (power feed, telephone and the components and this allows an inclined lift lift into a recessed concrete channel as shown alarm lines, CCTV line) (although more expensive than a vertical lift) to in fi gure 17 but this would add additional • Emergency stair, balustrades and fencing be far cheaper than a cable car. excavations and civil engineering cost. • Tower crane to assist site assembly

18 Figure 19, Masperato example Figure 20, Example of Mesperato in concrete channel panoramic glass cabin

OPTION 4 - INCLINED LIFT with terminal buildings OPTION 4 - INCLINED LIFT (Surface) OPTION 4 - INCLINED LIFT (Recessed)

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Revisions Date Client: innovative Design & Architecture Ltd 3 Castle Terrace Milford Haven Port Authority Project: East -West Pedestrian Route Feasibility Haverfordwest 3 Castle Terrace Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH Project: East -West Pedestrian Route Feasibility Copyright © 2018 by iDeA Architects Haverfordwest Drawing: Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH All rights reserved. No part of this design or drawing may be used, OPTION 4 -Inclined Lift (Surface or recessed) Tel: 07816 847429 Drawing: OPTION 4 - Surface Inclined Lift with Checked architects@idea-housekit .co.uk Tel: 07816 847429 copied or distributed to a third party without the prior written Checked terminal buildings [email protected] permission of Architects Copyright IDeA Ltd Scale NTS Dwg.No FUNC/C/14 Date 4/18 www. idea-housekit .co.uk Copyright IDeA Ltd Scale NTS Dwg.No FUNC/C/06 Date 3/18 www. idea-housekit.co.uk iDeA Figure 21, Option 4 Plan Figure 22, Option 4 sections 19 CONSULTATIONS WITH MHPA AND STAKEHOLDERS

SIX 20 MHPA The route then emerges onto a rooftop terrace The meeting reinforced the need not only to town centre become bearing in mind the loss with steps and lift down to the road and dock create an effective link between Quay Stores of retail that is occurring now? A link to the Our meeting with Neil Jenkins, Development entrance. and the Torch Theatre but also to develop a north end of the Torch at Robert Street is a Director for the Port of Milford Haven and our cultural venue that will complement and build possibility being close to town centre parking client contact on Tuesday, April 3 revealed the This arrangement changes the possibilities upon the Torch Theatre’s existing offer with and to residential areas. This option is difficult latest design proposals for the Quay Stores and options for the link and during the meeting facilities that the Torch would find genuinely at the lower level however, due to the Costa building and extension, which Neil shared with us. further options were suggested as the most useful. The Torch’s main concern would be Coffee development. Furthermore, this would appropriate for linking both to ground and to avoid duplication of the existing facilities effectively be a link with the station rather than Our design feasibility options for the link, to the Quay stores building at loft level (see and artistic programme and to retain a single Quay Stores, unless the lift route ran diagonally initially tabled in our earlier meeting with section 7) administrative organisation and box office. We SW across the cliff escarpment toward the Peter Doran in the Torch Theatre all show the began with a short walkabout to look at the Quay stores site. link connecting with the ground level. This is peripheral spaces and external environs of taken from the Quay Stores feasibility study The Torch the theatre before sitting down to discuss the which recommended a route through the new Chris Evans and Kevin Thompson ( iDeA proposals and sketch design options. Pembrokeshire extension shown in Option 6A . Architects ) met with Peter Doran, artistic County Council (PCC) director at The Torch Theatre on 28 March, The need for a 400 seat Theatre auditorium The route was envisaged at ground floor level, joined by Dr Ben Reynolds (Urban Foundry) in remains questionable to the Torch. However, We held discussions with officers from with a flexible use of the space to either side conference via speaker-phone to discuss the replacing the existing dance studio facility with PCC (appendix 2). There is an emerging and occasionally to close the route when a further development of link proposals arising a new purpose -built studio space is a much regeneration framework for Milford Haven, larger auditorium was required. The solution from the earlier Quay Stores Feasibility study, more attractive proposal to them. Demolishing which the Port Authority is party to – the re- proposed in 6A requires sophisticated mobile in which Peter was originally consulted. The the current rehearsal studio (in a converted emergence of the Town Team approach (which bleacher seating and on-going management of meeting gave the opportunity to: WW2 building) would create a potential site had folded prior to the commencement of our the building interior space to get the most out for the link at the northern end of the Torch last study for MHPA) is intended to result in of its flexibility. • Review the potential benefits of an east-west complex, see Figure 23. This would be remote the production of a strategic regeneration link to the Theatre. from the theatre/ stage service access at the framework for the town. MHPA is clearly a key In the latest design proposals produced by a • Consider how this could physically fit with the opposite end, avoiding potential noise issues body for this process and likely to be heavily third party, a version of our 6A concept has existing theatre complex within the theatre auditorium. involved, but it is important that in the overall been developed whereby the East-West route • Review design options for inclined and vertical strategy clear priority and some detail is given is elevated, and taken through the building lifts with routes via the Theatre environs to the We have not considered this option in the report to connectivity and movement lines, which will within the loft space of one of three pitched south and deck links to the Theatre’s café and thus far since the focus has been on creating provide the strategic/policy case for financial roofs over the extension that echo the Quay reception. a direct East- West link between Charles Street support for measures to enable this. Stores multi-pitched roofline. The walkway • Hear and digest Peter Doran’s comments on and the Quay Stores site. However, the question runs via an aerial gallery, top-lit and enclosed the on-going development of the Quay Stores. arose, what is going to be left to rejuvenate The South West Wales Regional Retail Study above the larger auditorium space beneath. in Charles Street in the future? What will the conducted by Carter Jonas and referenced

21 in our previous report highlighted a declining retail sector and effectively a downgrading Milford Haven within the local retail hierarchy of centres. Current thinking is to consolidate the retail on Charles Street to reflect a diminished retail and service offer, with likely conversion of many units back to primarily residential accommodation. Absent of the detail of these proposals, which are still in development, it is difficult to provide much commentary save that an increase in the residential density of the town centre (provided that there is a mix of type and tenure) should be a positive change, enhancing the immediate market for local amenities and to feed down to a rejuvenated waterfront (and within it the Quay Stores site). This too strengthens the case for an east west linkage past the Quay Stores site. Further discussions were held in relation to funding – this is included in section 8 of this report.

Figure 23, An Alternative option for the east- west link via the Torch / Robert Street but not directly connected to Quay Stores. This would require demolition of the existing Dance Studio which could relocate into Quay Stores.

22 FURTHER DESIGN OPTIONS

SEVEN 23 OPTION 5 – INCLINED entrance to the dock but relies upon opening • Extension to Quay Stores loft gallery level The rear of the Quay Stores loft level is shown hours of the building to provide the link. This • Acquisition of Cliff Cottage plot LIFT CONNECTING WITH extended to provide a landing platform. The option does not connect directly with the • Structural pylons to support lower landing/ QUAY STORES AT SECOND glazed roofi ng could also be extended to ‘green ravine’. extension platform provide a covered access to the inclined lift • Inclined lift supply and install approx. FLOOR/ LOFT LEVEL cabin. Beneﬁ ts £250,000 (excluding structural support of The extended loft level would be supported on • Avoids clash with drain easement track) This option shows an inclined lift from Quay pylons to bridge across the ravine. These would Stores loft level to the Torch/Charles Street need to avoid the main drain easement, which Disadvantages may prove diffi cult. There would be issues of • Does not connect with ‘green ravine’ The Inclined lift follows the cliff profi le and differential settlement, which would need to be • Requires extension to Quay stores gallery could terminate at the top of the escarpment designed for. • Requires structural support for lower landing or continue up to connect to the Torch balcony This option provides a transport link and level. covered route through Quay Stores to the Cost elements subject to scheme/detail design: Bdy

ED OPTION 5 - INCLINED LIFT TO QUAY STORES GALLERY

Proposed Costa Coffee

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Torch fly tower

VICTORIA outline of Cliff Cottage

Hall Upper station Quay Stores design by others Charles Street Torch Theatre Torch balcony level stair & lift extension to Quay Torch LG level tower Stores gallery 20.0m 4 A BM 7 3 7585 WAY .45m 1 1 gallery SYBIL 2

5 hall existing escarpment profile Victoria 10.0m Road 25.4m 7.0m

Cliff Cottage Section AA Key: A 1 Inclined Lift 2 Upper platform. 7.2m 3 Lower platform 4 Bridge deck to Quay Stores gallery 5 Ramped walkway to Charles Street

Revisions Date Client: Milford Haven Port Authority innovative Design & Architecture Ltd Revisions Date Client: innovative Design & Architecture Ltd NORTH Milford Haven Port Authority 3 Castle Terrace 3 Castle Terrace Project: Project: East -West Pedestrian Route Feasibility Haverfordwest East -West Pedestrian Route Feasibility Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH Copyright © 2018 by iDeA Architects Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH Drawing: All rights reserved. No part of this design or drawing may be used, Drawing: OPTION 5- Inclined Lift & bridge link Tel: 07816 847429 OPTION 5- Inclined lift to Quay Stores Tel: 07816 847429 architects@idea-housekit .co.uk Checked to Quay Stores gallery copied or distributed to a third party without the prior written Checked gallery architects@idea-housekit .co.uk 2 Scale Dwg.No Date permission of iDeA Architects Copyright IDeA Ltd NTS FUNC/C/07 4/18 www. idea-housekit .co.uk Copyright IDeA Ltd Scale NTS Dwg.No FUNC/C/10 Date 4/18 www. idea-housekit .co.uk Figure 24, Option 5 Plan Figure 25, Option 5 section 24 OPTION 5A – VERTICAL Quay stores loft it would act as a pivot point Disadvantages • Panoramic lift supply and install approx. with the connecting upper deck, and provide • Requires acquisition of Cliff Cottage £200,000 LIFT CONNECTING WITH support for the extension of the loft arcade • Excavation into escarpment required • Deck/bridge connection to upper or lower THE ‘GREEN RAVINE’, LOFT level. This option would allow for movement • Requires extension to Quay stores loft gallery Torch level in all directions and access to the waterfront • Upper deck/bridge connection required LEVEL AND TORCH could be maintained at all times if the East- West route through the Quay stores is closed. Cost elements subject to scheme/detail design: • Design and provision of extension to Quay This option shows a vertical feature lift tower, Beneﬁ ts Stores loft gallery level which could connect to the ‘green ravine’ at • Avoids clash with drain easement • Acquisition of Cliff Cottage plot £155,000 ground level, the Quay Stores at loft level and • Connects with all levels • Structural design and provision of feature either the top of the escarpment or the Torch • Could provide landmark feature tower balcony level. • Glass lift provides panoramic views • Excavations associated with lift tower base and If the lift tower is positioned in line with the foundations Bdy

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Proposed Costa Coffee

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Torch fly tower

Solar lift tower

VICTORIA outline of Cliff Cottage

Hall Quay Stores design by others Charles Street Torch Theatre Torch balcony level stair & lift extension to Quay Torch LG level tower 1 Stores gallery 20.0m 4

9119 fill beneath boardwalk A 3 WAY BM 7.45m 2 gallery SYBIL 1 excavation of hall escarpment base

Victoria 7237 10.0m Road 25.4m 7.0m

Cliff Cottage Section AA A Key: 1 Feature Solar Lift Tower 7.2m 2 Upper deck to Torch and Charles St. 3 Lower bridge deck to Quay Stores gallery 4 External balcony at second floor level

Revisions Date Client: innovative Design & Architecture Ltd Revisions Date Client: Milford Haven Port Authority innovative Design & Architecture Ltd Milford Haven Port Authority NORTH 3 Castle Terrace 3 Castle Terrace Project: Project: East -West Pedestrian Route Feasibility Haverfordwest East -West Pedestrian Route Feasibility Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH Copyright © 2018 by iDeA Architects Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH Drawing: All rights reserved. No part of this design or drawing may be used, Drawing: OPTION 5A- Feature solar tower with OPTION 5A- Feature Lift Tower & Tel: 07816 847429 Tel: 07816 847429 architects@idea-housekit .co.uk Checked bridge link to Quay Stores architects@idea-housekit .co.uk copied or distributed to a third party without the prior written Checked link to Quay Stores gallery 2 permission of iDeA Architects Scale Dwg.No Date Copyright IDeA Ltd Scale NTS Dwg.No FUNC/C/08 Date 4/18 www. idea-housekit .co.uk Copyright IDeA Ltd NTS FUNC/C/11 4/18 www. idea-housekit .co.uk Figure 26, Option 5A Plan Figure 27, Option 5A section 25 OPTION 5B – Apart from increasing capital costs by having Further design development of the preferred two mechanical modes of transport, if the Quay option is needed to work up scheme cost A COMBINATION OF Stores building was closed, pedestrians would estimates including the following: 5 and 5A need to transfer between the inclined lift and vertical lift to reach ground level. • Design team/ professional fees- Architect/ This option shows a hybrid or combination of Structural Engineer/ QS/ specialist solar 5 and 5A and combines an inclined lift and Options 5A and 5B have the potential to deliver: engineer walkway deck with a lift tower. The lift tower • Foundations could provide structural support for the lift • A landmark feature • Groundworks including rock stabilisation car platform above the ‘green ravine’ as well • A tourist attraction as well as link infrastructure • Superstructure- solar tower sculpture and link as connecting with ground level to allow • A celebration of the Port’s self-suffi ciency in decks pedestrians to go North to the rail station and green energy with a ‘solar sculpture’. • Solar panels: design and installation South to the Marina.

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Proposed Costa Coffee

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Torch fly tower

Solar lift tower

VICTORIA outline of Cliff Cottage Upper station

Hall Quay Stores design by others Charles Street Torch Theatre Torch balcony level stair & lift extension to Quay Torch LG level tower Stores gallery 1 20.0m

9219 fill beneath boardwalk A 4 WAY BM 7.45m gallery SYBIL 1 excavation of 3 hall escarpment base

2 5 Victoria 7237 10.0m Road 25.4m 7.0m

Cliff Cottage Section AA Key: A 1 Feature solar lift tower 2 Inclined lift 7.2m 3 Upper platform 4 Bridge deck to Quay Stores gallery 5 Deck walkway to Charles Street

EIGHT 27 Figure 30, Ljubljana’s inclined lift is both functional and a popular attraction

The idea of a funicular-type link began with Gwent Council reported that it had been the example of the passenger lift to reach impactful on the town centre by encouraging the castle in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. footfall between the two locations, as well as Since its commission in 2006 the funicular enhancing the regenerated site of the former has proved enormously successful as a tourist steelworks at the foot of the link. amenity linked to an attraction, return ticket costs 4 Euros, with family tickets priced at 10 There are several examples across the UK of Euros. The passenger car can accommodate mechanisms (whether funiculars, inclined lifts up to 33 persons capacity and it is astonishing of similar) to create pedestrian linkages via to read the statistics of the visitor numbers who steep terrain. In all of the operational coastal have used the funicular over the last decade. examples we found open to the general public there was a (generally modest) charge for use. “At the end of 2006, the For those that would provide the information (several deemed it commercially sensitive) Municipality of Ljubljana connected their running costs, which did not include any the Ljubljana Castle with the old repayment of capital, were largely or entirely covered by their earned income. However, they town centre with an urban means of were all heavily (or totally) reliant on unpaid passenger transport. Due to spatial volunteers to operate them, generally drawing and design requirements, the best on heritage enthusiasts and/or those with The Ljubljana inclined lift has proved itself to geographically, located in South Wales, and in environmental interests. We do not consider solution proved to be a cable car be a successful business model as well as a terms of its purpose to link two areas of the this a viable model for a newly created system or, more specifically, a funicular design icon, winning awards shortly following its town via a steep change in level equivalent in Milford Haven. A summary of these other railway. At the end of 2010, we inception in 2008 placing it in the first rank of to several storeys height, rather than as a examples, with links to relevant websites, is tourist attractions such as the Millennium wheel tourism attraction. The case study for Ebbw attached as Appendix 3. transported the millionth passenger on London’s south Bank. The need for the link Vale follows in the appendices but in summary, to the castle, in the middle of however was to reach the Castle that overlooks the Ebbw Vale example has been successful in In the Ebbw Vale case, there is no charge for the city without having to undertake an arduous creating a link between the town centre and use – in part this related to capital funding August 2014 the two millionth, climb. It is not a direct comparator as the Castle is a regenerated former industrial area below, constraints as a condition of grant. Officers and already in May 2017 the three in itself a major tourist attraction and significantly with good usage numbers reported. There is in Ebbw Vale cautioned that the creation of a millionth.” fuels the user demand for the lift. some evidence of people visiting to see and charging process likely requires staffing for ride the cableway, but the majority of users are the facility, which itself creates costs and may The new inclined cableway link at Ebbw undertaking local trips as part of everyday life in outweigh the revenue generated. Furthermore, Vale is much nearer to Milford Haven – both the town. Local Authority officers from Blaenau the overhead costs in the Ebbw Vale example

28 appear far more significant than others we is that charging would be counter-productive Funding routes, which are typically much more smaller have looked at. An automated solution with and likely to deter local users and our view scale in terms of costs, with some capital costs ticket barriers at the top and bottom with a is that in the short-term it is unlikely that the Pembrokeshire County Council has no for signage and mapping and very modest (if London Transport style contactless payment link could sustain any appreciable commercial internal funds to allocate towards the any) revenue elements. option (not presently costed in the capital model. If earned income is a requirement scheme. Additionally, the Welsh Government’s costs) could remove the need for staffing. If (as opposed to treating the facility purely as successor regeneration programme to the Welsh Government are keen, through the LTF, a coin element is included then machines will infrastructure and absorbing running costs), Vibrant and Viable Places (VVP) funding is the to consider alternative transport modes. LTF need regular emptying/maintenance. then the timing of its creation will dictate the Targeted Regeneration Investment (TRI) fund. has contributed capital funds towards the lift viability of charging. Appendix v considers Pembrokeshire County Council’s priority areas as part of the multi-storey car park in Tenby, There may be scope for purchased ticketing income generation from a funicular/inclined lift for TRI funding are Haverfordwest and Milford which was linked to a transport interchange from the Torch at the top and the refurbished – our view is that it is very unlikely, even with Haven and it is unlikely that there will be any - there remains an aspiration by PCC (but Quay Stores at the bottom (with some form of a significant tourism uplift that such a facility significant spend in Milford Haven. presently no clear funding allocation or plan) revenue split to cover their additional costs of could be self-sustaining but there is scope to to develop Milford Haven train station as a operating this), though the need to make even reduce running cost. However, PCC have been asked to prepare transport interchange. A strong argument a small detour to purchase a ticket may put business cases as reserve options for any could be made for the funicular/inclined lift as some people off using the system. The provision of such features as public potential City Deal underspend. Milford Haven part of a wider strategy for the train station/ infrastructure demonstrates change and the waterfront is already on the list of reserves ravine/lift at Milford Haven and LTF funds could The Lubliana example is in a high-profile historic aspiration to put the town on the visitor map and these business cases are in development potentially contribute towards the capital costs. capital city location with tourism high on the in Pembrokeshire. The county as a whole has presently. If MHPA determines that the link This will be subject to negotiation with both PCC agenda and Milford Haven by comparison is a thriving tourist economy and the Waterfront to Charles Street is to be pursued then and Welsh Government and a more detailed commercially less vibrant and is not at present development will need to provide incoming incorporating this clearly into such proposals proposal submission for their consideration a high priority on the tourist trail. Whilst other tourists and visitors with attractive short needs swift attention – PCCs intention is following discussion; it will also be dependent examples do carry a modest charge, and with walking routes as a means of getting around to get the underspend options to Cabinet on available funding at the time of submission. the completion of the waterfront destination the venues, without the need for returning to for the summer so that they are ready go It is not possible at this stage to give a steer on in Milford Haven, it is reasonable to assume their cars and driving back and forth during should funding become available, meaning likely funding levels from this source, but this visitor uplift, tapping into the strength of their stay. Whilst there is a strong visitor focus that business cases are close to completion is a route that should be pursued directly with the wider tourism in the county. However, in to the connections, the enhancement of this now. This is a possible option for capital and PCC and Welsh Government. the shorter term prior to completion of the route is also about local people going about potentially some (short term) revenue funding. waterfront and its establishment as a visitor their daily tasks and improving connectivity During the course of the current study we destination, usage of a funicular/inclined lift between Hakin and the town centre as well Local authorities are generally the principal highlighted the potential underspend within in isolation is likely to be restricted to existing as linkage between the town centre and those bodies responsible for movement in and around the Building for the Future (BFF) fund and its markets, both of visitors and local residents. residents that will be living in newly created places – PCC officers reported that most potential as a funding source for the Quay The view of officers from Blaenau Gwent, waterfront accommodation. funding for councils for connectivity projects Stores building – European funded at source, where the majority of use is by local residents, is currently focused on sustainable transport it is a scheme designed to bring empty

29 commercial spaces back into active use, with that the funding is available to any community We also spoke to the Big Lottery about its the principal outcome of ‘jobs accommodated’. group and non-business, so MHPA should Coastal Communities Programme in Wales to Currently, the scheme is fully subscribed but be eligible but this will need confirming once ask in particular if a new round will open this there is a likelihood that some schemes will funds become available. It is presently unclear year – a decision as to whether a further round drop out creating spare capacity and reserve whether this is both capital and revenue, but is will happen in Wales is currently with Welsh lists are being compiled. PCC has other priority likely to incorporate both. Government. If it is decided to have a sixth buildings, but the Quay Stores is on this round it would go live sometime in the spring of reserve list and PCC would be supportive of Furthermore, Section 106 funds are worthy of 2019 with criteria for the scheme announced an application to BFF should there be a call for consideration as a contribution towards capital then – depending on whether the criteria are further projects. Whilst the funicular/inclined costs – PCC are currently reviewing the Local changed, there may be scope to draw on this lift would not be eligible under this scheme as Development Plan for candidate housing sites. funding stream. However, it is most likely that a stand-alone provision, there may be scope The key issue will be to make a connection any external funding would need to come from to combine the Quay Stores site and lift into between the need for improved connectivity one or more governmental sources. one scheme, with BFF funds going towards between the town centre and the waterfront the building and providing part of the match and new sites of housing, most of which are Regardless of funding source availability, it funding for an overall project. BFF is a wholly likely to be located on the outskirts of existing is highly unlikely that there will be any future capital fund, with no revenue components. settlements. Again, any new housing within funding source that will provide medium to long MHPAs wider waterfront development will also term subsidy for revenue costs – if funding can PCC have recently implemented a 150% count, and MHPA should negotiate with PCC be sourced it is likely to either be exclusively Council Tax levy on second homes, which PCC to target as much of the Section 106 funds capital funding, or predominantly capital with a anticipate will raise around £1m of additional from the existing development as possible to very modest (short-term) revenue component. funding per annum county-wide. Each other, non-commercial schemes of community community will be eligible to apply for funds benefit within the overall scheme. raised, with the focus on negating the impact of second homes. It is a little tenuous but there Whilst it is unlikely for this type of project to may be an argument to be made in Milford be funded from Trusts and Foundations, we Haven under this scheme, for funds towards conducted a funding search using the Directory improved connectivity. Much like Section 106 of Social Fund (DSC) www.Trustfunding.org. funds, the closer the proximity of second uk data base, which has over 4,500 grant homes to the site of the scheme the easier making organisation on it. We also checked it will be to make a case for funding from the DSC’s www.Governmentfunding.org. this pot (this would also apply to any second uk dataset. Neither returned any results of homes constructed elsewhere within MHPAs funds that could contribute towards this type waterfront development). PCC officers reported of scheme.

30 SUMMARY

NINE 31 The design options presented in sections 5 going toward an unseen destination. It also The concept design* shows a more iconic and image -conscious piece of contemporary and 7 explore the alternatives for a transport could mean that people passing through are scheme. This proposes an open steel frame design. A vertical glass lift installation would link and some of the permutations for ways in oblivious to the offer at ground level to engage structure that echoes the Torch symbol, or be a relatively small proportion of the cost of which the East-West link could be achieved. in leisure or cultural activities or shopping. an opening flower in its shape and supports the structure that holds it – the vertical lift will They show how the link through Quay Stores a diamond -shaped solar array facing to the be the cheapest to install and maintain, but it would enhance and/ or affect the Torch Choice will also depend on cost. It is hoped south. The tower extends high enough for the will then be a piece of infrastructure; it would Theatre, and how each would work with the that a basic, functional link in the form of a ‘solar cap’ and finials to be seen from Charles not be viable to charge for use of a vertical lift. proposals to extend the Quay Stores building . vertical lift or inclined lift should be achievable Street on approaching East towards the Torch. For an inclined lift or funicular there is scope The proximity of the site to the Torch is a key for less cost than the Ebbw Vale link project The steel ribs would extend higher as finials for a modest charge, but the cost of collecting factor in consultation and input from the Torch (£2.3million overall, £1million for the lift and light the corona at night as a beacon style fees needs to be balanced against the likely is welcomed at this stage to get ‘the best fit’ system).The cost estimates given show that feature revenue generated, which will be relatively at the upper level. Adaptation of the Torch a range between £200-250,000 will deliver modest. In any instance, a subsidy will be building interior- to remove and relocate the a vertical or an inclined lift installation, but Well known landmark projects of this kind required to cover revenue costs and MHPA stairwell was considered but is not included. there are other additional construction costs exist across UK – Gateshead bridge -Wilkinson should consider the development as a piece of A route through the Torch site is constrained to consider in providing the lift tower and/ Eyre Architects, Bankside footbridge - Foster infrastructure. with numerous obstacles and services in the or constructing the cliff engineering and associates, the London eye- Barfield Marks, existing yard that make it an unattractive groundworks to install an inclined lift, as well Spinnaker tower , the Olympic tower etc. The balance here would be to achieve the scale proposal for siting the station. A far better as the aerial decks and bridges that would and impact of these with the most efficient solution would be to purchase Cliff cottage and access a lift tower. Costs increase significantly where the design and cost-effective construction. The technical its site immediately south of the Torch and to of the link is conceived of as a ‘landmark’ and challenges of this further design option would use this for the link and upper landing station. a focal point, with presence and a more iconic need to be assessed and costs developed Further work to include role as an attraction in itself. The quality of beyond the feasibility study* The choice of link should be intimately a design that creates a design needed, and the ambition and scale of connected with and support the proposed engineering required make this a multi-million development of the Quay Stores. The idea of ‘Landmark’* pound scheme, putting the project into another a transport link was initially proposed, along category in terms of how it will be paid for. with traffic calming ( shared space) and a An additional piece of work came out of However, we have responded to this with a designed entrance into the harbour to increase consultation with Neil Jenkins, to produce a landmark design a result of our meeting with connectivity and footfall through the site and in concept design for a landmark structure that Neil Jenkins.* * Important Notice: Licence to use copyright The licence for use of the ‘design concept’ so doing enhance the commercial viability of incorporates vertical links to the ground and to copyright belongs to iDeA Architects. Should the the Quay Stores development. the loft level – as shown in the latest design MHPA must decide whether cost is a priority Port of Milford Haven (the Client) wish to pass the Taking the link at high level through the proposals for the Quay Stores extension (see in determining whether the proposed scheme design on to a third party to develop the design, proposed extension loft does complicate appendices) should be developed in its simplest form as a this would be subject to negotiating a fee for use of the licenced copyright and to obtain the necessary the clarity and asks a lot of the user to keep utilitarian link or progressed as a more iconic permission from iDeA Architects.

32 appendiCES

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Figure 31, Option 6A Phase 2 from previous study (other layouts included 400 seated or standing performance)

OPTION 6A: GF Phase 2 MULTI-PURPOSE VENUE

showing layout as Market Hall

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store and staging seating Funicular/ ticket kiosk Future lift inclined

2 Fire Exit 7 WAY stairs + 8 lift SYBIL 30.6.m2 lounge 54m2 31 covers 1 Market Hall standing 29m2 (29 people)

foyer kiosk lobby bay 3 Loading 8m2 1 toilets

26.6m2

bar KEY 29.3m2 passage 1 Multi Purpose / Market Hall + storage 2 Side entrance/exit canopy 3 Service bay/alternative entrance/exit 4 Outdoor seating/smoking area 5 Service vehicles(5+spaces) Revisions Date7 Client: Milford Haven Port Authority innovative Design & Architecture Ltd Gateway 3 Castle Terrace 6 Project: Quay Stores Redevelopment Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire SA61 2JH Green ravine: eco park / cycleway Drawing: 7 SITE LAYOUT OPTION 6 Phase 1 GF Tel: 07816 847429 Traffic calming paving with pedestrian crossings Checked [email protected] 8 Copyright IDeA Ltd Scale 1:200@A2 Dwg.No QYST/C/21 Date 8/17 www. idea-housekit.co.uk 9 Stepped ramp

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Current GF and SF plans for Quay Stores extension by others

Figure 32, Current GF plan Figure 33, Current SF plan

LINE OF 750mm DIAMETER CAST IRON LINE OF EASEMENT ZONE TO EXISTING DWR CYRMU DWR CYMRU PIPE SHOWN THUS AS PIPE = 3750mm EACH SIDE OF EDGE OF PIPE. TOTAL CONFIRMED BY DWR CYRMU EASEMENT ZONE 8250mm (SHOWN CROSS HATCHED)

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OUTLINE OF FUTURE LINK 7.69 7.14 BRIDGE OVER BACK TO CLIFF 9.62 7.71

6.91 7.45 OUTLINE OF FUTURE LINK 7.37 COTTAGE DOTTED 7.48 Rail I/R BRIDGE BACK TO CLIFF 7.36 7.15 7.45 9.94 COTTAGE DOTTED

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7.13 10.38 7.86 7.76 12.26 7.36 Rail 7.45 7.65

7.38 10.53 7.84 8.03 7.31 7.77 7.42 7.07 Stump 7.13

7.39 10.29 7.31 7.18 DCWW 7.38 ESCAPE STAIRS 12.70

SM90050904 Eaves 15.42

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35 iii Consultees

Matteo Schiatti Peter Doran Neil Jenkins Maspero Elevatori Artistic Director, TORCH Theatre Destination Director, MHPA http://www.maspero.com/eng/ Colin Sharp Bruce Groom & Thomas Darren Ceri Evans Town Councillor KONE Lifts & Escalators Transport Strategy and Project Co-ordinator, http://www.kone.com/en Pembrokeshire County Council Martin White Head of Regeneration, Paul Colston Sinead Henehan Pembrokeshire County Council Blaenau Gwent CC Community Safety, Poverty and Regeneration Manager, Pembrokeshire County Council

36 iv project, to find out about the pros and cons of such an amenity, and to evaluate its success in CASE STUDY: EBBW VALE terms of its performance and popularity in use. We also discussed the on-going running costs In June 2015 Blaenau Gwent District Council with a view to whether the choices and type of opened the Ebbw Vale Cableway (also known transport provided were the right ones and the as Mechanical lift). The single -car lift has is most appropriate for this situation. relatively short journey -143 feet (43m) up the The team currently in charge of the inclined ‘ incline, equating to a vertical rise of 75 feet mechanical link’ described issues around the (23m), and is intended to improve access on-going maintenance and repair not just due between levels to link the ‘Works’ site and to ‘wear and tear’ but more fundamentally to Coleg Gwent with the town centre. The ‘Works’ the specification of a cable- driven installation site is the site of the former steelworks, which that comes under the ‘tramway’ regulations has been redeveloped to include a new college which require safety measures to be put campus. in place and which we were told, are more onerous in terms of meeting operational and We chose Ebbw Vale as a local example that safety standards in use. we could go and see at first-hand and also because of its similarity to the proposal at The facility has numerous safety measures Milford Haven, having a short lift and journey that if triggered cause the car to stop and this distance and as an example of linking a has led to situations where people have had regenerated area with the existing town centre to be evacuated down the steps alongside. across a steep, difficult to negotiate change in Following instances such as these, the Council height equivalent to several storeys. have decided to man the lift in operation even though the lift is fully automated, which adds to The project was funded by the Welsh European the running costs’. funding Office (WEFO), with a total project cost of £2.32million (lift element £1million). The The council’s team have had instances of this design and build contract included an upper occurring where occupants have leaned on and lower station building with associated doors. Teething troubles have largely been landscaping to the upper street entrance. ironed out, but it remains that this is a specialist cableway installation, produced to high We met with officers of Blaenau Gwent Council standards but supplied by a German company in March (2018) to gain more insight into the having only a few approved contractors to

Figure 34, Mechanical lift at Ebbw Vale 37 maintain in UK, and none in Wales. Where The clear message from Blaenau Gwent Capital and start-up costs • CCTV; components fail (these can be small) we were council officers was the importance of making Item £ • security; shown an example of a mechanical switch in the right decision regarding the type and Lift and equipment...... 1,000,000 • outsourced cleaning; and the head-gear to operate door open/ closing. category of transport link for the situation. This Groundworks and • parts. When this happens, the facility has to remain is important when considering the nature of associated capital works...... 1,300,000 out of commission until parts can be supplied the link. E.g.: Initial licensing costs...... 15,000 No sinking fund is budgeted for – Blaenau from Germany. • Is it a ride/ attraction? In which case a cable Retained capital for Gwent CC purchase parts as and when or tramway may well be the better choice - replacement items...... 18,000 required. The council try to mitigate this happening especially where longer distances are involved. TOTAL...... 2,333,000 with a stock of parts but told us that they now • Is it a functional piece of infrastructure? In Income generation potential: recognise the disadvantages in terms of the on- which case a less ‘wow factor’ but more easily Running costs (per annum) Any uplift in visitors to Milford Haven going running costs in having such a bespoke- maintained and functional and less costly NB An annual figure of £70,000 was provided will be largely contingent on the wider engineered facility where in hindsight a more choice would be better. by Blaenau Gwent officers, but only part of redevelopment of the waterfront – the ‘off the peg’ lift installation could have sufficed. this breakdown was available as follows: funicular/inclined lift will not in itself be a Depending on which category applies, broadly significant tourist attractor (though it would add At the other end of the spectrum, and in the speaking the choice falls between ‘lift’ Item £ to tourist visit experiences and should create overall view Blaenau Gwent are very proud of technology (vertical and the more specialist- Lift operator added value by encouraging those coming to their achievements to redevelop the Works site, inclined) falling under the lift regulations, (it is staffed whilst in operation)...... 16,000 use more of the local area). of which the link is a part. The link facility is and cable or tramway – including ‘funicular’ Maintenance contract with supplier reasonably well-used by students on campus railways falling under another set of regulations for regular checks...... 12,500 To model potential spending on a funicular/ to visit the town but its difficult to assess the for these types of passenger transport. Electricity...... 7,000 inclined lift (short of the creation of a landmark footfall and how this translates into economic Business rates...... 12,000 tourist attraction structure it is not credible to benefit for the town centre. TOTAL...... 47,500 consider that people will pay to ride a vertical Costs lift purely for reasons of connectivity), the There has been an element of wow -factor There was little information remaining from Additional costs, which we were not able to usage figures for the railway station offer a bringing people into visit Ebbw Vale but the the original feasibility study and no copies get accurate figures for, but which relate to the starting point. The usage figures have been location although close to the Brecon Beacons were available – officers we talked to were not facility included: drawn from the Office of Rail and Road, which geographically, isn’t known as a destination for involved in the formative stages and there was • retention of a 4 person rescue team within produce annual statistics for rail station usage tourists and the link, positioned to serve a new little institutional memory of the details of the easy reach (staff had other roles and so this (the most current statistics are for the 2016- campus, has no obvious venues or residential initial stages of the scheme. would be an apportioned amount and not 17 year). Current figures are 64,092 uses of developments in the immediate vicinity around necessarily an additional cost if they were Milford Haven train station in the year (which is it (bounded by a busy road at elevated level). in full time roles already, nevertheless it is broadly in line with the previous year’s figures in principle a direct cost of maintaining the so suggesting a relatively stable user number facility); for modelling).

38 There is no data set that gives us a reasonable season passes. – a flat rate is assumed above Charging comparisons from steer for how many of these people currently for a barrier system similar to the Transport for visit or go via the town centre (whether on their London system for the underground, but there similar facilities across the UK way to or from the station) but it is reasonable are many iterations of ticketing that could be Each of the following examples is a working cliff to assume a relatively large number will. Many implemented, including offering combination railway / cable hauled tramway in the UK and will remain car borne (or changing to a bus) train tickets that include riding the funicular/ each is open to the public (as opposed to other as they will come from/need to go a further inclined lift. But it should be noted that these examples that are focused on private/lifeboat) distance away. Absent of more detailed data examples are less infrastructural, and more sets, some assumptions need to be made attractions in their own right – the Milford 1. BABBACOMBE 4. SCARBOROUGH CLIFF RAILWAY to estimate potential for income. For now, it Haven example is principally about connectivity Adult www.scarborough.gov.uk/home/roads- is assumed that 20% of train station users and so charges would likely have to be modest. Single...... £2.00 highways-and-pavements/cliff-lifts annually could descend from the town centre Clearly, for daily use by local people, the more Return...... £2.80 Cost to travel...... 75p each way to the station or go the other way on foot and modest the charge, the more likely it will be Child (Over 2 years) that 50% of that number (so, 6,409 people) used for day to day use – it may be feasible Single...... £1.60 5. MACHYNLLETH are willing to pay a modest fee of £1.50 each to introduce a local card that carries a one-off Return...... £2.00 http://visit.cat.org.uk/index.php/whats-to- way to ride the funicular/inclined lift, and that annual fee (or perhaps that could be provided see/14-water-balanced-cliff-railway everyone who goes up, comes back down for for free or a nominal charge in return for some 2. BOURNEMOUTH CLIFFS Adult...... £6.50 a return trip or vice versa. That would generate modest subsidy of running costs from the Town www.letsgoout-bournemouthandpoole.co.uk/ Concession*...... £5.50 an annual income figure of £19,227. This Council and/or other sources). cliff-lifts/ Child**...... £4.00 increases to £25,636 per annum if a £2 each Adult...... £1.50 Under 4’s...... Free way fee is applied but the higher the charge Child...... £1.10 Visitors living in the SY19 and SY20 postcode the greater the disincentive for day to day and Family (2 adults and 3 children under 16)...... £4.90 have FREE entry. It is not however the only regular users. One week pass (unlimited use for 1 person).. £9.00 water balance railway in Europe as they state Season ticket (per person)...... £25.00 in their literature, as the Lynton and Lynmouth Some examples of other operational funicular/ Children under 5 and permanent wheelchair railway also boasts this method of locomotion. inclined lifts from across the UK are provided users plus one carer travel FREE below. Fees for other funiculars/inclined lifts in operation in seaside locations are 3. SALTBURN CLIFF TRAMWAY generally modest, with a return trip cost of Single fare or one way only: between £2 and £4 (with the CAT example Adults...... £1.00 in Machynlleth more expensive at £6.50). Children (aged 4 – 16)...... 50p Concessions are available for children and Children aged 3 and under...... free some of the examples below offer reduced Family ticket (2 adults and 3 children or rate (significantly so in some instances) for 1 adult and 4 children)...... £2.50

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CAT Funicular data sheet concrete blocks. A timber rail, which is used FACTS THE WATER-BALANCED CLIFF RAILWAY for emergency braking purposes, is laid up the The Water-Balanced Cliff Railway: Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, centre of each track. There are two carriages, • is unique in Europe Powys SY20 9AZ, UK. one for each track, which are both attached • is 30m (100ft) high with a 32mm steel rope to the winding drum at • travels a distance of 53m (175ft) PROJECT COST: the top. The ropes are arranged so that when • carriages weigh 3.5 tonnes each, plus up to £I million. Including upper and lower stations one carriage is at the top the other is at the 1.5 tonnes for the water tanks bottom. • makes an average 10-12 runs per hour or 100 INTRODUCTION runs per day typically in summer season The Cliff Railway was opened at CAT in May Underneath each of the carriages is a tank, Its average speed is 0.7m/s + 20% 1992. It was developed to carry passengers up which can be filled with water to increase the • On average 100,000 litres of water is sent from the car park to the visitor site some 30 weight of the carriage. When passengers have down daily 10% of which is then pumped back metres above thus improving access to the site, embarked, a computer dictates the point at up especially for disabled visitors, by eliminating which just enough water is in the top carriage • It takes 50 seconds to completely fill the tank the need to walk up the 30-metre path. to more than counterbalance the weight of with 1600 litres the lower carriage. The top carriage will then • There are 189 steps from the bottom station to To finance all of ‘Gearchange’s’ projects – descend, pulling the lower carriage up in the the top station including the Cliff Railway – it was decided to process. There are stations at the top and turn part of the Centre into a public company bottom of the track with a platform for each Edited / adapted excerpts from the CAT and launch a share issue to raise a million carriage. Access to the carriages is via a gate in Factsheet written by Tom Barker, Cindy Harris pounds. The response was fantastic, and soon the handrail which surrounds each platform. & Rob Gwillim, February 2003 the target was reached. An additional boost came from the Wales Tourist Board who gave a STAFFING grant of £150,000. There are normally two operating staff on duty, one at each station. During peak periods DESIGN AND OPERATION an extra member of staff is employed at the The cliff railway runs on two straight and bottom station to load the passengers. In parallel 1.6m gauge tracks, which are laid on addition, there is a duty Site Manager and a a reinforced concrete ladder up the 34-degree duty engineer on call should the operators slope. The ladder is anchored both at the require assistance. Staff are trained should top and the bottom to massive reinforced evacuation of the train become necessary

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