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Staircase

Staircase

Great metalworking in the staircases here.
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This is a fantastic site! I am in awe of your talent, integrity and let's not forget, your bravery, Mr. Mott's. I have only recently found your site thru a link from a blog on MSN. I simply cannot get enough!
Anyway, on to my point, there seems to be quite a few similarities in the pattern of this staircase and the pattern on the wall in the Scratches photo from the Mental Floss gallery. Wherever this staircase leads it seems to have made a rather large impact on one of it's users. The way out, the way home perhaps? Or could it be a darker reason?
Thought provoking! I love it!
GMB
Fri 10-14-2005
These fancy staircases always led to the tunnels.
John Mac
Mon 01-09-2006
Is there a book yet on all the info and pictures you've compiled?
...Amarae
Sat 01-14-2006
...Amarae - No, there isn't a book. We keep pestering him to make one. Maybe ... someday ... we can always hope and dream.
Serrena
Sat 01-14-2006
Imagine getting a toe stuck in one of those stairs? It could definitely get ripped off! Ow. That's all I have to say. Although I doubt nurses would have let patients run around barefoot.
Poisonousxbeauty
Fri 01-27-2006
wow love the fancy staircase!
Amanda J
Thu 03-02-2006
Do you see how the stairs are worn? They dip down in middle from hundreds and hundreds of staff, patients and all the souls of yesteryear. The steps unto themselves have a story to tell.
Johnny Mac
Sat 03-04-2006
That's such a beautiful picture. I just found this site today. It's really interesting.
Emily D.
Sun 05-21-2006
This is avery interesting site. Is it really haunted? I think so. I hear stories about it all the time. I want to take a visit some day.
Teena
Sat 10-28-2006
I am in absolute awe of your pictures. I have never seen a sight like this. I have a peculiar fascination with these dilapitated but beautifully architectured buildings, the creepiness and sad histories of these places leaves me intrigued and your pictures tell an interesting story:)
Beth
Tue 12-05-2006
Teena, haunting is in the eyes, or head, of the beholder, Step outside where you live at two o'clock in the morning of a dark night and tell me it isn't haunted!
Duane D
Sat 02-03-2007
The intricate details found in some of these old buildings adds an air of dignity to what they held inside.
Amazed
Wed 02-13-2008
i love the stairwell!
Trish
Mon 09-08-2008
WOW! Such attention to detail.
Larry
Tue 11-09-2010
I lived there about a year ago in the new houseing and walked around the place in went into building way up in the back and yes it is fucking scary herd foot steps and shit moveing around. i have a picture of a of a man looking at me from one of the windows on my cell phone.
walter powers
Sat 02-05-2011
Holy Cow! Excellent, Motts! Thank you for risking life and limb for us disabled folk who can live vicariously through your walks. You don't know how much it means to me (us).
Does anyone agree with me that this staircase is iron? Maybe one piece? If so, again I say, Holy - Cow!
caroline
Sat 04-02-2011

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