Steep Collection (page 9)

Cotton shoot on the Alabama
Cotton shoot of around 350 feet in length used to send bales of cotton from high up on a steep river-bank down to a passing paddle steam-ship, Magnolia

Ramblers on Wrynose Pass
Touring cyclists, ramblers, pausing for a breather while climbing the steep and rugged Wrynose Pass, one of the wildest parts of Langdale Valley, Westmorland, England

England / Shaftesbury
Looking down Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorsets highest town. On the right is the Abbey Wall and part of the Old Town Wall. King Canute died here on 12 November 1035

Greestone Stairs Lincoln
A glimpse of Greestone Stairs, a steep flight of steps leading up to Lincoln Cathedral, England

Lakes / Wrynose Pass
A wild part of the English Lake District, descending the steep, stony Wrynose Pass, to Wrynose Bottom, with Hardknott Pass, Cumbria, in the distance

Road to Charmouth
The picturesque road into Charmouth, Dorset, a holiday resort on the border with Devon

England / Minehead
Church Steps, Minehead, Somerset, a steep and narrow way up to the 14th century church of St. Michael s-on-the -hill. Thatched roofs and tall chimneys feature in this town

Fore Street, Hatfield Hertfordshire, in which James, 2nd Marquis of Salisbury, first experimented with wood block paving, a pioneer in this type of road surfacing

Devon / Countisbury Hill
Countisbury Hill, Lynmouth, Devon - starting innocently enough the road ends in a steep 1 in 4 gradient - the cause of many a motoring mishap

Children on a Slide
Two boys and a girl enjoy playing on a slide in a playground

Jack and Jill take a tumble on the hill
Jack and Jill take a tumble on their way down the hill -- the water is spilt and Jack injures his head

Genoa / Columbus House
Genoa: House of Columbus, Porta Sovrano

French Passengers 1825
LA DILIGENCE Passengers of a French stage coach walk up a hill to spare the horses

Mt Pilatus Railway
A steep stretch of the Pilatusbahn - the railway that takes you up Mount Pilatus, near Lucerne

Mt Pilatus Railway C1900
The locomotive that takes the mountain railway up Mount Pilatus, near Lucerne

Diligence in Mountains
A Diligence on the road to Granada

PRAGUE 1930S
A tranquil scene among the steep narrow streets of Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) a few years before the outbreak of World War Two

Fable / Fly & Coach
THE FLY AND THE COACH A carriage has difficulty climbing a steep slope; a fly, assuming it is important, bites the horses to spur them on, but is simply annoying

Schloss Rhazuns
SCHLOSS (CASTLE) RHAZUNS perched on top of a cliff overlooking a lake. Some weary peasants trudge up steep bank in the foreground

Steep Street - Bristol
Steep Street. A very hilly climb up or down

Japanese Bridge
The Japanese favour bridges like this at Kamaido, over the Shinji-no-ike : steep, constructed of wood, they are ornamental as well as utilitarian

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