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One of the wonderful architectural features at Kedleston Hall is the Great Staircase. The house has other good stone staircases but the Great Stair is a particularly ambitious and daring example of a cantilevered staircase. The National Trust, which owns the building, was concerned about its condition and access to several storage rooms around the top landing had become restricted. An exercise was undertaken to understand the defects in the Great Stair and to consider the movement of people and objects around the house. Rather than the imposition of modern codes, which are not always appropriate for historic structures, a well-thought out strategy was implemented, the result of which is that the National Trust now has the use of all the storage rooms in the house and the Great Staircase's full architectural impact can continue to be appreciated, without the need for unnecessary structural intervention.
One of the wonderful architectural features at Kedleston Hall is the Great Staircase. The house has other good stone staircases but the Great Stair is a particularly ambitious and daring example of a cantilevered staircase. The National Trust, which owns the building, was concerned about its condition and access to several storage rooms around the top landing had become restricted. An exercise was undertaken to understand the defects in the Great Stair and to consider the movement of people and objects around the house. Rather than the imposition of modern codes, which are not always appropriate for historic structures, a well-thought out strategy was implemented, the result of which is that the National Trust now has the use of all the storage rooms in the house and the Great Staircase's full architectural impact can continue to be appreciated, without the need for unnecessary structural intervention.
The Great Stair at Kedleston Hall
Ragsdale, Paul (author)
Journal of Architectural Conservation ; 16 ; 39-54
2010-01-01
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
The Great Stair at Kedleston Hall
| British Library Online Contents | 2010
The Great Stair at Kedleston Hall
| Online Contents | 2010