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Villa Almerico Capra or Villa la Rotunda
Posted on March 15, 2013 | No CommentsI have often wondered whether the internal staircases in Palladio’s villas were cantilevered or not. From reading Sally and Carl Gable’s book Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a […] -
Townley Hall, back stairs
Posted on March 11, 2013 | No CommentsThe back stairs are beautifully simple. On the upper floors they are simple dogleg flights with half landings. The position of the baluster at the back of the treads is […] -
Townley Hall, Co. Louth, Ireland.
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsImage Copyright of Country Life I first heard about about Townley Hall when I was reading Irish Houses & Gardens: From the Archives of “Country Life” and I was struck […] -
78 Harley Street
Posted on February 18, 2013 | No CommentsThis staircase has small passing places or balconies on the mid flight landings and the main floor landings. I haven’t seen this before and it makes a very sweet detail […] -
Liverpool staircase
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No CommentsI was given these pictures several years ago by Stuart Ellis, they are of the Albany Building in Liverpool. The building was put up in 1856 as a large office […] -
What’s in a name?
Posted on January 24, 2013 | No CommentsCantilever stone staircases are frequently referred to by some other names like: pencheck, hanging,flying or geometric. It is a bit strange that they have come to be commonly known as cantilever (or cantilevered) […] -
Stair Collapse at The Shire Hall, Chelmsford 1856
Posted on January 21, 2013 | No CommentsOn the 22nd February 1856 a murder trial was to be heard in the County Room on the first floor of the Shire Hall. According to The Daily News the […] -
The Norman Tower
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsThis little staircase on the north side of The Norman Tower in Bury St Edmunds has puzzled me for a while. It obviously couldn’t be part of the original 12th […] -
Sintra National Palace
Posted on January 6, 2013 | No CommentsThese photographs of the staircase in the Sintra National Palace are kindly provided by Adam Stone. The twisting string is made from separate pieces of stone that are fixed to the […] -
Natural Stone Awards 2012
Posted on December 4, 2012 | No CommentsI was really pleased to see that a few staircases won awards and commendations in this year’s Natural Stone Awards. This one is my favorite, and it was inspired by an […]