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![In 2005 Sam Price and I wrote a paper for the IStructE on the history and structural mechanics of cantilever stone stairs. They now sell it through their website – […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/8190682235_42c6e8ec19_z-115x115.jpg "IStructE Paper")
IStructE Paper
Posted on March 7, 2013 | No CommentsIn 2005 Sam Price and I wrote a paper for the IStructE on the history and structural mechanics of cantilever stone stairs. They now sell it through their website – […] -
![Image 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 […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130304-131350-115x115.jpg "Townley Hall, Co. Louth, Ireland.")
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 […] -
![This 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 […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/8487185750_4183aeecd1_c-115x115.jpg "78 Harley Street")
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 […] -
![I 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 […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/7181250127_096a98e352_z-115x115.jpg "Liverpool staircase")
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 […] -
![Cantilever 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) […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7489002256_b849287d9e_c-115x115.jpg "What’s in a name?")
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) […] -
![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 […]](https://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 […] -
![This 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 […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8376319138_4e2d9aff3f_c-115x115.jpg "The Norman Tower")
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 […] -
![These 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 […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8263880867_394027f7db_z-115x115.jpg "Sintra National Palace")
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 […] -
![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 […]](https://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 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 […]](https://stonestairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8241338342_c57c10a8ac_z-115x115.jpg "Natural Stone Awards 2012")
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 […]