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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-115x115.jpg "House of Illustration, Kings Cross")
House of Illustration, Kings Cross
Posted on February 21, 2015 | No CommentsA 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 […] -
![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-e1416947693580-115x115.jpg "The Welsh Baptist Chapel, Eastcastle Street")
The Welsh Baptist Chapel, Eastcastle Street
Posted on November 25, 2014 | No CommentsI’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 […] -
![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/image1-115x115.jpg "Everyman Cinema, Hampstead")
Everyman Cinema, Hampstead
Posted on November 25, 2014 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "St. George’s College, Addlestone")
St. George’s College, Addlestone
Posted on November 10, 2014 | No CommentsI 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Glasgow Stair collapses")
Glasgow Stair collapses
Posted on June 5, 2014 | No CommentsShortly 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Courtauld Institute – Back Stair")
Courtauld Institute – Back Stair
Posted on June 3, 2014 | No CommentsA 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 […] -
![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-1-115x115.jpg "Courtauld Institute – Main Staircase")
Courtauld Institute – Main Staircase
Posted on March 22, 2014 | No CommentsThis 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 […] -
![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")
Stair collapse during demolition – Largs, Scotland
Posted on January 31, 2014 | No CommentsThis 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Another staircase broken, Kensington and Chelsea")
Another staircase broken, Kensington and Chelsea
Posted on January 27, 2014 | No CommentsIn 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 […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Staircase broken, Cleveland Square")
Staircase broken, Cleveland Square
Posted on January 21, 2014 | No CommentsSometimes 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. […]