Stair Collection

RMS Olympic BL24990_002
RMS OLYMPIC, White Star Line. First class companion, A deck. Interior view of the stairway to first class entrance on boat deck

Sea of Steps, Wells Cathedral a66_00136
WELLS CATHEDRAL, Wells, Somerset. Interior view. The Sea of Steps. Photographed by Herbert Felton in 1948

Eltham Palace J990112
ELTHAM PALACE, London. Interior view of the Entrance Hall

John Rylands Library BL15862
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Deansgate, Manchester. Interior view, showing a staircase and architectural details as seen from a half-landing

John Rylands Library, Manchester A42_01435
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Manchester. Interior view. A staircase in the John Rylands Library in the University of Manchester. It was endowed in memory of John Rylands, a textile manufacturer

Upnor Castle staircase K951095
UPNOR CASTLE, Upper Upnor, Kent. Interior detail of the circular / spiral staircase leading down to the water bastion

St. Pancras Hotel staircase a062211
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, London. Interior of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras looking up towards the stone vaulted ceiling above the grand staircase. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Spiral staircase a99_08858
Spiral staircase. Interior detail

Alleyway at night a072752
HAMPSTEAD, London. A set of steps in the snow in a wide alleyway at night with a lit street lamp behind. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

St Pancras Hotel a062209
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, Euston Road, London. Interior of the Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras Station showing the grand staircase. Date range: 1960 - 1972. John Gay

Spiral staircase a066740
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, Old Bailey, City of London. Overhead interior detail looking down through the centre of a winding staircase in the south wing. John Gay, 1975

Kenwood House J890389
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. Interior detail of the balustrade on the Great Stairs, 1989

Tulip staircase, Queens House a98_06118
QUEENs HOUSE, Romney Road, Greenwich, London. Interior detail view of Queens House, Greenwich showing a tulip / spiral staircase. Photographed by Eric de Mare. Date range: 1945 - 1980

The Hall, Leighton House BL13081
LEIGHTON HOUSE, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Home of Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896). Home of the artist Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896) which is now a museum

Old Wardour Castle K990149
OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, Wiltshire. Carved vault at the top of the ruined spiral staircase on the fourth floor

Osborne House J030057
OSBORNE HOUSE, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. View towards the pavilion from the lower terrace

Bull Ring Shopping Centre, Birmingham JLP01_12_001
Interior view of the Bull Ring Shopping Centre, Birmingham, showing escalators and people shopping, c. 1964. John Laing Collection

Pevensey Castle K950445
PEVENSEY CASTLE, East Sussex. Basement of the North Tower of the Inner Bailey

Stairwell, University of Birmingham a98_05526
Department of Commerce and Social Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands. Interior view. Looking up a stairwell towards the domed ceiling in the Department of

Canova - Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker J040042
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view of the principal staircase with the statue of Napoleon holding a figure of Victory by Antonio CANOVA (1757-1822). Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker

Chester City Walls a98_04500
CHESTER CITY WALLS, Cheshire. The medieval city wall of Chester is the most complete in England. The walls date mostly from the 13th-century, though they are much repaired

Railway station footbridge a062680
LONDON BRIDGE STATION, Southwark, London. View looking down the steps leading from the footbridge to the platforms at London Bridge station. Date range: 1960-1972. John Gay

National Liberal Club BL08404
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, Greater London. Interior detail view of the staircase from the first landing, designed by Architect Alfred Waterhouse

Dover Castle south staircase J870615
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. Interior view of the South staircase

Spiral staircase a99_08858V
Spiral staircase. Interior detail

Railway station footbridge a062678
LONDON BRIDGE STATION, Southwark, London. View looking down the steps leading from the footbridge to the platforms at London Bridge station. Date range:1960-1972. John Gay

St Pancras Hotel a062173
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, Euston Road, London. Interior detail showing the iron balustrades of the grand staircase in the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras station. Date range: 1960-1972. John Gay

RMS Aquitania BL26730_001
RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view of the A Deck staircase. The Aquitania was launched in 1913 as the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania)

Cleeve Abbey J900121
CLEEVE ABBEY, Somerset. Interior view of the Frater steps

Cliffords Tower K980216
CLIFFORDs TOWER, York, North Yorkshire. View of the tower and the entrance steps showing the mound covered in daffodils during Spring. clifford

Dover Castle J840187
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. Interior view of the North staircase of Henry IIs keep, built late 12th century

Chiswick House K010138
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. View looking up the entrance right hand steps towards the portico

The Church Stairs, Whitby a98_15465
THE CHURCH STAIRS, Whitby, North Yorkshire. A baker makes deliveries, climbing the steps from the quayside to the church. 1950s. Hallam Ashley

The South Lookout, Aldeburgh beach a082101
THE SOUTH LOOKOUT, Crag Path, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Cast iron exterior spiral staircase on the South Lookout at the beach at Aldeburgh, with the sea beyond. Photographed by John Gay in 1962

Stair slide made by Darwin for his children N080595
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Interior view. The stair slide made by Charles Darwin for his family

Canova - Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker N150030
APSLEY HOUSE, London. View of Antonio CANOVA (1757-1822) statue of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker and bust of the Duke of Wellington 1832 by Benedetto PISTRUCCI (1784-1855)

Canova - Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker J040041
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view of the principal staircase with the statue of Napoleon holding a figure of Victory by Antonio CANOVA (1757-1822). Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker

Canova - Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker J040043
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view of the principal staircase with the statue of Napoleon holding a figure of Victory by Antonio CANOVA (1757-1822). Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker

Old Wardour Castle N100310
OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, Wiltshire. Detail of spiral staircase

Swiss Cottage stairs at Osborne House N071193
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Detail of Swiss Cottage stairs

Eltham Palace K020339
ELTHAM PALACE, London. Interior detail from the corridor near the entrance hall of part of the staircase seen though the porthole

Chiswick House K020282
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. View looking down the entrance steps from the portico

Sessions House, Preston BL18222
SESSIONS HOUSE, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire. The interior of the County Sessions House showing the staircase and entrance

National Liberal Club BL08406
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. Interior view. The staircase at the National Liberal Club, seen through a double arcade

Darlington Technical College BL16235
DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Northgate, Darlington, Durham. Interior view. The staircase, looking up for the lower half landing. Photographed by Harry Bedford Lemere in December 1900

Freemasons Hall BL15810_002
FREEMASONS HALL, 60 Great Queen Street, Holborn, London. Interior view of the staircase half-landing. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in August 1900

Handrail a070030
DAREN COURT, Carleton Road, Holloway, London. Detail of a handrail on the communal stairs at the multistorey block of flats. Photographed by John Gay in 1974

Spiral staircase a066458
PYRAMID HOUSE, 948-956 High Road, Finchley, London. Interior view looking down stairs in the glazed, spiral stair turret. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1966 - 1975

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