Reconstructing the ca. 1764 Stair
Similar to the large patch in the flooring architectural historians also found two very small patches in the floor of the Upper South Passage before the Restoration started. Even though these patches were tiny, they still helped reveal what the stair looked like.
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The rectangular mortise in the floor once held a wrought-iron bracket which supported the ca. 1764 newel post. |
