Description:This view of the Main Staircase at Chillington Hall was taken by County Life in 1948.
The staircase is a fine example of early Georgian joinery. The nosing of each tread is continued below the stair above to form brackets and in each one there is a carved panther. To offset the horizontal lines of the staircase, the pedestal or base of each triplet of balusters (which support the handrail) are given the appearance of being continued down the stair below by cutting back the plain surface at intervals a mere fraction of an inch. The staircase is contained in a block of its own attached to the south range of the house.
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