sleaford maltings | between a rock and a hard place
19|09|09

The staircase was one of the most decorated and imposing I’d ever seen.

It disappeared up into the decorated ceiling. There were two holes which probably supported two pendant lamps whilst the drive belt from the steam engine was taken through the centre square hole to connect to the flywheel above us.


Detail of the cast iron staircase. © Simon Cornwell 2009


Detail of ceiling. © Simon Cornwell 2009