![I’m pleased to see that the hoarding from the recent renovation work on the building is down and the facade is looking smart. This chapel was built in 1889 and […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image2-e1416947693580-640x300.jpg "The Welsh Baptist Chapel, Eastcastle Street")
![The Everyman Cinema was originally built in the 1880s to be the Hampstead Drill Hall and Assembly Rooms. On a recent trip I noticed this sweet detail. Details like […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1-640x300.jpg "Everyman Cinema, Hampstead")
![I recently visited The National Honey Show which takes place annually at St. George’s College in Addlestone, I was surprised to see this very straightforward staircase in excellent condition. I […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image-640x300.jpg "St. George’s College, Addlestone")
![A recent visit to The House of Illustration revealed a flying staircase. The building is in Granary Square behind Kings Cross and was originally designed by Lewis Cubitt (who also […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image-195x110.jpg "House of Illustration, Kings Cross")
![I’m pleased to see that the hoarding from the recent renovation work on the building is down and the facade is looking smart. This chapel was built in 1889 and […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image2-e1416947693580-195x110.jpg "The Welsh Baptist Chapel, Eastcastle Street")
![The Everyman Cinema was originally built in the 1880s to be the Hampstead Drill Hall and Assembly Rooms. On a recent trip I noticed this sweet detail. Details like […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1-195x110.jpg "Everyman Cinema, Hampstead")
![I recently visited The National Honey Show which takes place annually at St. George’s College in Addlestone, I was surprised to see this very straightforward staircase in excellent condition. I […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image-195x110.jpg "St. George’s College, Addlestone")
![Shortly after 2am on 9th September 2013 a tread broke in a flight of stairs in La Crosse Terrace, Kelvinbridge. Apparently a student was climbing the stairs to her tenement home […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5104421119_dcd06152be_z-195x110.jpg "Glasgow Stair collapses")
![A glimpse through a window on the Main Stair shows this very sweet back staircase. Shoehorned into a rough triangular shape in plan it runs from the basement to the Upper […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/13289174864_c349312c71_b-195x110.jpg "Courtauld Institute – Back Stair")
![This lovely staircase is in The Courtauld Institute Gallery – The West section of The Strand Block in Somerset House. The block was originally built in 1776-80 by William Chambers […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/13288708724_1419613e03_z-1-195x110.jpg "Courtauld Institute – Main Staircase")
![This is the press release from the HSE on 22nd November 2010. Two workers were injured after plunging into a hotel basement when the stone staircase they were demolishing collapsed […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Stair collapse during demolition – Largs, Scotland")
![In the past I have written about flights that have collapsed in the 1850’s (Chelmsford Shire Hall and Royal Polytechnic Institution) Sadly the same mistakes that caused those failures are still […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/11870853406_eb17ef0beb_z-195x110.jpg "Another staircase broken, Kensington and Chelsea")
![Sometimes I see flights that have been damaged “as if by magic”. This flight in a mansion block was on the brink of collapse when I went to see it. […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/11964371545_4dc0bb6a89_z-195x110.jpg "Staircase broken, Cleveland Square")
![Stone staircases often suffer when there is a lot of building work going on in the building. Several times I have seen flights that have been destroyed by lack of […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/11870382314_d7d4ba70ed_z-195x110.jpg "Staircase broken, Kensington & Chelsea")
![I recently revisited Wellington Arch and was really pleased that the lift wasn’t working that day. It certainly put off some of the tourists, but I was able to take […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/11091483774_9ec393ab45_z-195x110.jpg "Wellington Arch")
![This staircase is in the West Wing of Burlington House – for more on the West Wing click here At first glance this seems like a pretty straight forward swept […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/10797831965_24395c2cfa_z-195x110.jpg "Society of Antiquaries – Back Stair")
![The Society of Antiquaries is based in the West Wing of Burlington House on Piccadilly. The main part of Burlington House was designed by Sir John Denham and was built […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/10740636745_38b1319e9f_z-195x110.jpg "Society of Antiquaries – Main Staircase")
![11 Upper Belgrave Street is currently home to the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). I heard recently that they will be moving, so it it seemed timely to show these […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IStructE-195x110.jpg "11 Upper Belgrave Street")
![I find it remarkable how a balustrade can make such a difference to the feel of a staircase. In this case the plain bars give a definite back of house […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/8663059374_47a7e8c0a3_c-195x110.jpg "Organ loft stair, Hampton Court Palace")
![Most of this staircase isn’t a cantilever staircase. The main part is supported on walls and the treads are made up of several pieces as they are so wide. The […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/8663076924_18126280a2_c-195x110.jpg "Prince of Wales stair, Hampton Court Palace")
![I absolutely love that Hampton Court has a special kitchen for making hot chocolate, and a sweet staircase next door! This stair is packed into a tight space with winders […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/8683408666_312b5c7716_c-195x110.jpg "Chocolate Court stair, Hampton Court Palace")
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![A recent visit to The House of Illustration revealed a flying staircase. The building is in Granary Square behind Kings Cross and was originally designed by Lewis Cubitt (who also […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image-640x300.jpg "House of Illustration, Kings Cross")
House of Illustration, Kings Cross
A recent visit to The House of Illustration revealed a flying staircase. The building is in Granary Square behind Kings Cross and was originally designed by Lewis Cubitt (who also […]
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House of Illustration, Kings Cross
A recent visit to The House of Illustration revealed a flying staircase. The building is in Granary Square behind Kings Cross and was originally designed by Lewis Cubitt (who also […]
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The Welsh Baptist Chapel, Eastcastle Street
I’m pleased to see that the hoarding from the recent renovation work on the building is down and the facade is looking smart. This chapel was built in 1889 and […]
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Everyman Cinema, Hampstead
The Everyman Cinema was originally built in the 1880s to be the Hampstead Drill Hall and Assembly Rooms. On a recent trip I noticed this sweet detail. Details like […]
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St. George’s College, Addlestone
I recently visited The National Honey Show which takes place annually at St. George’s College in Addlestone, I was surprised to see this very straightforward staircase in excellent condition. I […]
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Glasgow Stair collapses
Shortly after 2am on 9th September 2013 a tread broke in a flight of stairs in La Crosse Terrace, Kelvinbridge. Apparently a student was climbing the stairs to her tenement home […]
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Courtauld Institute – Back Stair
A glimpse through a window on the Main Stair shows this very sweet back staircase. Shoehorned into a rough triangular shape in plan it runs from the basement to the Upper […]
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Courtauld Institute – Main Staircase
This lovely staircase is in The Courtauld Institute Gallery – The West section of The Strand Block in Somerset House. The block was originally built in 1776-80 by William Chambers […]
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Stair collapse during demolition – Largs, Scotland
This is the press release from the HSE on 22nd November 2010. Two workers were injured after plunging into a hotel basement when the stone staircase they were demolishing collapsed […]
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Another staircase broken, Kensington and Chelsea
In the past I have written about flights that have collapsed in the 1850’s (Chelmsford Shire Hall and Royal Polytechnic Institution) Sadly the same mistakes that caused those failures are still […]
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Staircase broken, Cleveland Square
Sometimes I see flights that have been damaged “as if by magic”. This flight in a mansion block was on the brink of collapse when I went to see it. […]
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Staircase broken, Kensington & Chelsea
Stone staircases often suffer when there is a lot of building work going on in the building. Several times I have seen flights that have been destroyed by lack of […]
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Wellington Arch
I recently revisited Wellington Arch and was really pleased that the lift wasn’t working that day. It certainly put off some of the tourists, but I was able to take […]
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Society of Antiquaries – Back Stair
This staircase is in the West Wing of Burlington House – for more on the West Wing click here At first glance this seems like a pretty straight forward swept […]
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Society of Antiquaries – Main Staircase
The Society of Antiquaries is based in the West Wing of Burlington House on Piccadilly. The main part of Burlington House was designed by Sir John Denham and was built […]
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11 Upper Belgrave Street
11 Upper Belgrave Street is currently home to the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). I heard recently that they will be moving, so it it seemed timely to show these […]
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Organ loft stair, Hampton Court Palace
I find it remarkable how a balustrade can make such a difference to the feel of a staircase. In this case the plain bars give a definite back of house […]
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Prince of Wales stair, Hampton Court Palace
Most of this staircase isn’t a cantilever staircase. The main part is supported on walls and the treads are made up of several pieces as they are so wide. The […]
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Chocolate Court stair, Hampton Court Palace
I absolutely love that Hampton Court has a special kitchen for making hot chocolate, and a sweet staircase next door! This stair is packed into a tight space with winders […]