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![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 […] -
![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. […] -
![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-115x115.jpg "Staircase broken, Kensington & Chelsea")
Staircase broken, Kensington & Chelsea
Posted on January 15, 2014 | No CommentsStone 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 […] -
![On 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 […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8363483875_748108cfb3_z-115x115.jpg "Stair Collapse at The Shire Hall, Chelmsford 1856")
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 […] -
![On 3rd January 1859 at about 10:45 pm a stone staircase at the Royal Polytechnic Institution on Regent Street (now The University of Westminster) collapsed, killing a child and seriously injuring many […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/regentstreet2-115x115.jpg "Stair Collapse at Royal Polytechnic Institution 1859")
Stair Collapse at Royal Polytechnic Institution 1859
Posted on December 6, 2012 | No CommentsOn 3rd January 1859 at about 10:45 pm a stone staircase at the Royal Polytechnic Institution on Regent Street (now The University of Westminster) collapsed, killing a child and seriously injuring many […] -
![I have noticed quite a few cantilever stone stairs around Venice. Typically the treads have a plain rectangular cross section with no rebates between treads, presumably this is for durability. […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/venice-115x115.jpg "External staircases, Venice")
External staircases, Venice
Posted on November 3, 2012 | No CommentsI have noticed quite a few cantilever stone stairs around Venice. Typically the treads have a plain rectangular cross section with no rebates between treads, presumably this is for durability. […] -
![Battleaxe Hall’s imperial staircase is part of the Dublin Castle complex. The treads are all “Irish Ogee” in profile, with a very tiny rebate between the treads. The staircase was […]](http://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/battleaxe-115x115.jpg "Battleaxe Hall")
Battleaxe Hall
Posted on July 8, 2012 | No CommentsBattleaxe Hall’s imperial staircase is part of the Dublin Castle complex. The treads are all “Irish Ogee” in profile, with a very tiny rebate between the treads. The staircase was […]