Stair Collection

Thames / Wapping Old Stair
A busy scene at Wapping Old Stairs

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, The Paiva Mansion. Date: 1902

St Helena - Jacobs Ladder (699 steps), Jamestown. In 1829, the Saint Helena Railway Company built an inclined-plane cableway on Saint Helena

LITTLE DORRIT
Floras tour of inspection

Abc Cafe London / 1900
The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs

The Man Who Broke The Tube by H M Bateman, a man who does not heed the instructions on the glue. He brakes the tube, glues himself to the table, then his wife

Paris, France - La Sainte Chapelle. Date: 19th century

Richelieu Stair, Odessa, Russia, (i. e. Ukraine)
Richelieu Stair, Odessa, Russia, (i.e. Ukraine). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Post Office at Algeria
Tizi-Ouzou in Algeria - the Post Office - with beautiful under-roof (and between-door) tiled decoration

Hampton Court Stair Case
The Grand or Kings Staircase in the portion of the palace designed by Wren and built in 1689. The classically inspired walls & ceilings were painted by Antonio Verrio

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar and Ionic column built to hold the sundial. In the background. stairs and two fluted Corinthian columns

Taking a tumble has its compensations
" The New Compensation Act" - " Hooray! I believe I ve broken my arm!" - a hotel chambermaid is not unduly concerned at her fall

Australia - Waterfalls series - Wentworth Falls and steps

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Staircase
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - Staircase with wall painting by Hogarth - now extensively restored to its former glory. Date: circa 1907

Jamestown, St Helena Island
View of Jamestown, St Helena Island in the South Atlantic Ocean - note the Jacobs Ladder stairway heading straight up the hillside on the right... Date: circa 1930s

Stair House, Scotland

Stair House, Scotland, Victorian period

Castle and Jacob's Ladder, St. Helena
The Castle and Jacob's Ladder, St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha - an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. Date: circa 1910s

Strada St. Lucia, Valletta, Malta - one of the seven streets which horizontally crosses straight through The City from Harbour to Harbour. Date: circa 1910s

J. S. Henry Ltd Stairway
A Decorative scheme illustration of a grand corner stairway with a green carpet runner, a white door stands at the flat corner

Turkey. Constantinople - Cistern of Philoxenos
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Cistern of Philoxenos or Binbirdirek Cistern, The 1001 columns. It was constructed under a palace in the 5th century

Japan - Cherry Blossom at Ueno Park, Taito, Tokyo
Cherry Blossom at Ueno Park, a spacious public park in the Ueno district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Stair to Wall Walk and south east tower, Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire

Santiago, Chile - Santa Lucia Hill (Cerro Santa Lucia). The hill comprises a 65, 300 square metre park adorned with ornate facades, stairways and fountains

Queen inspecting her Scottish bodyguard
Queen Elizabeth II inspecting her Royal Company of Archers, the Queens Bodyguard for Scotland at Holyroodhouse in June 1953. Escorting the Queen is the Col. the Earl of Stair, and Col

17th and 18th century balusters

Falmouth, Cornwall - Jacobs Ladder
circa 1910s

Market Stairs (Escalier du Marche) - Saint Tropez, France
The Market Stairs (Escalier du Marche) - Saint Tropez, Cote d Azur, France circa 1906

The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1920s

The Village, Stair, Cumbria
The Village, Stair, Keswick, Cumbria, England. Date: 1920s

BOY SLIPS ON STEPS
A young boy slips down a few steps, twisting his foot under him. Date: mid 19th century

Staircase, Entrance Hall, French Institute, South Kensington, London. Architects: M. Patrice Bonnet and Mr A J Thomas. Interior surfaces of this building are treated with Stic B Flat Paint

A Normandy Lad with his wares for sale - he certainly has the look of a cad or Joker ! Date: circa 1910

Arab Street with small shops - Algiers, Algeria
Arab Street with small shops in the Kasbah of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1904

Temple of Neptune - Ostia - The Port of Rome - at the mouth of the River Tiber. The City Ruins remain and it is the site of extensive archaeological research to the present day. Date: circa 1930s

Barga, Italy - Side view of The Cathedral (Duomo) Date: 1902

Morlaix, Finistere, Brittany, France - Les Cent Marches (The Hundred Steps). Date: circa 1907

Man o War Steps, Sydney, Australia - the only known remains of Macquarie-era harbour works still in existence in Sydney Harbour. Date: 1909

Grand staircase, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire - Red Carpeted stair case, guilt banister. Part of Box 247 Boswell Collection

Skikda (Philippeville) - Algeria, North Africa
Skikda, Algeria, North Africa - the view down 64th Street. Known as Philippeville until the end of the Algerian War of Independence in 1962. Date: circa 1910s

The Scala di Spagna (Spanish Steps), Rome, Italy Date: 1906

White cat with ginger tail / face on stairs
A pet cat sitting on the stairs. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Washington DC, USA - Grand Staircase - Library of Congress
Washington DC, USA - Grand Staircase (made out of polished marble) - Library of Congress. Date: circa 1910s

Stair Park, Girvan, Scotland
A view of Stair Park, Girvan, with the war memorial and ornate bench shelter visible

Falling down the stairs - the end result is the same
Voice from above - " Whist, Mick! Are yer for faalen down shtairs?" Mick - " Uts arl roight, oi was comin down, anyhow!" Date: 1896

Beijing, China - Forbidden City - Staircase
Beijing, China - Forbidden City Imperial Palace - Staircase to the Hall of Supreme Harmony Date: late 20th century

The Bardo Palace, Tunis, Tunisia - The Bey at the Palace
Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa - the Bardo, Court of Lions (once a palace, later a museum) - The Bey at the Palace

USA - A showman who walked on his head - descending steps
USA - A showman who walked on his head - shown here descending a set of steps. - Although not named on the card, this is very likely Alexander, part of Ringling Brothers Circus

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