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STAIRCASES 



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FlG. 279. Staircase at Melton Constable, Norfolk. 



brackets. It will be seen that the old stout newels have been 

 replaced by small columns slightly larger than the balusters, and 

 that the handrail is continuous, being bent upwards in a ramp 

 where it has suddenly to attain a higher level. It is curved at 

 the bottom in a large sweep similar to those at Kings Weston. 

 At Melton Constable (Fig. 279) the same ideas are adopted, but 

 here the risers of the stairs are panelled. It is clear from this 



