The Foot Of Our Stairs

A photographic exploration of the phenomena of steps and stairs.

Towcester Metal Steps times two

colour photograph, portrait layout, looking at a set of metal fire escape steps on the left with white building walls on either side and a metal footway leading from the top of the steps across to the right into the building on the right. Another set of steps in the background and some plants on the footway at the top.

Camera: Olympus Tough G7 1/60sec at f/2.0 ISO 125 4.5mm

Taken: November 2024

I took this before I went to a meeting in Towcester. I was about 30 minutes early so decided to have a wander round as I haven't been there for years. It has changed quite a bit - not many sets of steps to be found though. There is actually another set of steps in the background as well behind the vegetation.

Palais des Papes

colour photograph, portrait layout, looking at a large set of stone steps curving round, with a high wall on one side and stone walls with windows in the background

Camera: Canon EOS 400D, EF50mm f/1.4 USM, ISO 200, 1/50s, f/5.0

Taken: September 2011

Another one from the Avignon holiday and one of my favourite pictures of steps.

The Temple Steps, Nimes

colour photograph, portrait layout, looking at a large set of marble steps with wide columns, two young ladies sitting on the left and some people entering the temple at the top of the steps

Camera: Canon EOS 400D, EF50mm f/1.4 USM, ISO 200, 1/640s, f/5.6

Taken: September 2011

Another one from the archive from the same holiday taken during a day trip on the train to Nimes.

Avignon Side Street

black and white photograph, portrait layout, looking up a set of outdoor spiral steps with vertical strips surrounding the steps

Camera: Canon S90

Taken: September 2011

Another one from the archive. I had completely forgotten I had taken this photo when I was looking back through Lightroom at photos I took on holiday in Avignon in 2011.

Coventry Cathedral

colour photograph of stone steps leading from bottom to top, with arched bombed out stained glass windwos on either side and an oped doorway leading to the bombed cathedral

Camera: Olympus Tough G7

Taken: November 2024

A first visit back to Coventry in years.

Costa Coffee, Northampton

black and white photograph of a spiral staircase viewed from the side with metal uprights

Camera: LG Cameraphone

Taken: July 2018

One from the archive, and one of my favourite photos. I used to hang out in coffee shops a lot more before work, now I just drink more economical and better filter coffee in the office before work.

Northampton General Hospital

photograph of a set of internal stairs with a wooden banister and blue painted uprights, curving round two floors, steps are blue and landings beige

Camera: MotoG9 Cameraphone

Taken: November 2023

Another one from Northampton General Hospital, this time taken internally at the older end of the hospital. I love some of the old staircases, this one heads to the area under the Victorian and Georgian bits of the building, which some say are haunted.

Holy Trinity Church, Coventry

black and white image of stone steps from left to right, with an old gnarled tree growing next to them in the same direction

Camera: CanonEOS400D, EF50mm f/1.4 lens at 1/160s at f/7.1 ISO200 converted to jpeg in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: August 2012

Another one from the back catalogue from days when I used to frequent Coventry quite a lot.

Canons Ashby

colour image of stone steps from left to right, with daisies growing in the cracks

Camera: CanonEOS400D, EF50mm f/1.4 lens at 1/160s at f/9.0 ISO200 converted to jpeg in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: October 2019

One from the back catalogue containing not only steps but also nature reclaiming buildings.

The Courthouse Pub in Rugby

colour image of some black and white square tiled steps leading up to a black door. The word courthouse is just visible above

Camera: Olympus ToughG7, 1/125s at f/2.8 4.5mm ISO100 cropped and converted to jpeg in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: September 2024

I had to spend two hours in Rugby whilst I waited for my car to be serviced on a dreary, humid day. There was a paucity of steps to photograph.

Northampton General Hospital Cripps Postgraduate Medical Centre Fire Escape

colour image of a blue spiral staircase up the outside of a white building

Camera: Olympus ToughG7, 1/320s at f/3.2 ISO100 cropped and converted to jpeg in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: August 2024

One of many spiral staircases used as fire escapes around the hospital, but the only blue one I've found.

Braunston Locks - Number 2

colour image of a set of steps leading up to a black and white lock gate with a number 2. Sweeping wall on the right of the photo. A bridge arch on the right of the photo

Camera: CanonEOS400D, EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 lens at 28mm 1/125s at f/7.1 ISO200 converted to jpeg in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: August 2024

Taken along the Grand Union Canal - with a lovely flower display.

Rushton Triangular Lodge

two colour images side by side of indoor spiralling stone steps with white walls, on the right a window in the shape of a cross letting in light

Camera: CanonEOS400D, EF17-40mm f/4 lens, left hand image 1/6s at f/7.1 ISO400, right hand image 1/13s at f/5.6 ISO 400 converted to jpeg in Affinity Photo

Taken: July 2009

Handheld before I knew what I was doing, hence slightly blurred

London - Autumn Leaves

black and white photograph of a set of concrete steps with three dry sycamore leaves

Camera: Canon Eos400D, EF50mm f1.4 lens, 1/40s at f/5.6 ISO200, converted to B&W and cropped to square format in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: November 2011 on my one and only TweetUp

Daventry - behind my favourite take away establishment

black and white photograph of an outdoor staircase

Camera: Olympus Tough G7, P-mode, converted to B&W Adobe Lightroom

Taken: August 2024

Coventry University- Steps and Reflections

colour photograph steps reflected in five wall mounted frames with a yellow pole at the front

Camera: CanonEOS400D, EF50mm f1.4 lens, 1/160s at f/5.0 ISO200, converted to jpeg in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: April 2012

Daventry - steps to the war memorial

concrete steps with two empty larger cans and railings with old stone walls on either side

Camera: Olympus Tough G7, P-mode, curves adjusted in Adobe Lightroom

Taken: August 2024

The Daventry War Memorial dates from 1922 and is just next to the Holy Cross church and graveyard. These steps lead in a circular anticlockwise direction up from Abbey Street to the memorial, itself a simple cross made of Northamptonshire stone. It is Grade II listed.