Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Steps

Tanks encircle Kyiv as democracy and people die in Ukraine. The world stands and watches. ON THE CANAL SIDE Built by the Victorians to stand the test of time these steps helped the barge-men gain the height to the top of the canal lock here on the Rochdale Canal in Lancashire. There was also a ramp nearby where the dray horse could get to the top too and have a little rest before carrying on its hard pull along the next stretch of water. The fence here built with care and made to last in the days when such things were normal. Even the rocks making this wall are shaped to add beauty to a very practical structure. Enjoy the weekend. Herb

A question many parents hear as they confront another series of steep steps up the next hill. To be honest, we had no children with us on this walk but there were many about. One taken on the ‘Ingleton Waterfall’ walk a couple of years back. (see Pips) Enjoy full screen and have a great weekend.

A very rare phone photo here from me whilst on a lightning surprise trip to our capital, London. Part of this trip enabled me to see for the first time, the inside of this most precious esteemed building with all its delights of our worlds histories. Before I got to explore (we only had couple of hours) I spot two wonderful staircases of which one is shown here. I never did get to go up it. I could write and leave millions of words of description here but I shall leave the research up to you my viewers. Only I shall say: At the centre of the British Museum sits the largest covered public square in Europe, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court. Designed by Foster and Partners, the Great Court is a two-acre space enclosed by a spectacular glass roof with the world-famous Reading Room in the middle. December 6th 2020 marked 20 years since the redesigned Great Court was opened. In that time, 113 million people have walked under the glass roof. A place for all, free and open every day to visitors, the Great Court is one of London's most unique spaces. In the original Robert Smirke Great Court design, the courtyard was supposed to be a garden. However, from 1852 many bookstacks were built, and along with the Reading Room it became the home of the library department of the Museum. The department stayed in the Great Court until 1997, when it was relocated to the new British Library building in St Pancras. Now empty, the Museum took the opportunity to once again reopen the space to the public. See followable PiPs. More on the reading room: www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/british-museum-story/architecture/reading-room ( I did not get to see this.) BooHoo Enjoy full screen.

You have to be in San Gimignano to really appreciate the medieval beauty and history of this place. Here we are in perhaps the very heart of this walled town, at the 11th c Piazza Duomo. The steps belong to the Bassilica S.Maria Assunta and the building on the left is the Town Hall (Comune San Gimignano) and I am under the archway of a big towered building called Torre Rognosa. It is warm and bright here; hence many of the visitors seek these squares for a quiet place to relax in the shade. The town has many stoned archways; here we can see four alone. Enjoy full screen

Seen in the town of Chania on the Island of Crete. A modern stairway with an old looking banister. Where do the steps lead? We can only guess, but we can applaud the owners of this dwelling for giving our eyes such a feast. Ask the question…. Why do the steps look strange??? I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb Imperative full size. See PiP for another piece of the puzzle.

Enjoy these 'Z' shaped stairways, seen in Corfu Old Town.