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Upwardly retail

This is not your average set of stairs in a shop. The Brewer Staircase, which opened in 1916, is found in furniture store Heal’s in the West End of London. Its dizzyingly hypnotic, elegantly illuminated spirals are a whirl of geometric wonder. Needless to say, it has been photographed endlessly, but this was not enough to stop me from capturing it myself. From lying flat on the floor at the base of the stairway to moments of vertigo at the top, this was an assignment to match Greenwich’s beautiful Tulip stairs.

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Heal & Son

Tags: architecture, baubles, Heal's, Heal's staircase, London, photography, places to visit, spiral staircase, Tottenham Court Road, travel

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Jag on September 1, 2016 at 21:04 said:

Wonderful, Mike!

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 2, 2016 at 12:32 said:
  
  Thank you so much, Jag. It’s a beautiful thing to see :)
  
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ms. diplomacy on August 21, 2016 at 20:10 said:

Great capture!

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- mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 20:28 said:
  
  Thank you Nicola :)
  
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jenniferrecipes on August 21, 2016 at 18:40 said:

Love your post! Have a nice day!

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Kiki on August 21, 2016 at 15:45 said:

If I could click LIKE 50 times, I would :-)

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- mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 15:54 said:
  
  Oh thank you Kiki :) I’m glad you like it, in that case!
  
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ckponderings on August 21, 2016 at 11:05 said:

Lovely set of photos again, Mike. Gorgeous Baubles too! Lying on the floor, though? Hope the store wasn’t too busy! ;)

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- mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 11:07 said:
  
  Thank you Richard :) Thankfully I had the foot of the stairs all to myself, though I did get in the way of some customers on the staircase itself. I wasn’t lying down at that point, I must add.
  
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  - ckponderings on August 21, 2016 at 11:27 said:
    
    I had visions of you being dragged off by the security guards, protesting your innocence in the name of art!
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 11:35 said:
      
      Oh the chance would be a fine thing ;-)
      
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      - ckponderings on August 21, 2016 at 15:13 said:
        
        Haha! Kicking and screaming, with little hope of your dignity remaining intact…
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 15:54 said:
        
        Saucy!
        
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Cos on August 21, 2016 at 11:02 said:

Stairs, roundings and lights, a beautiful combination. Nicely captured, Mike!

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- mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 11:03 said:
  
  Thanks Koos :) This is a very famous one and has been photographed to death – but that’s because it’s worth it!
  
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First Night Design on August 21, 2016 at 10:11 said:

Exquisite captures, Mike.

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- mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 10:13 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Sarah. I suspect you know it well – well worth photographing even if millions of others have been there already.
  
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  - First Night Design on August 21, 2016 at 12:04 said:
    
    I haven’t been for a very long time.
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on August 21, 2016 at 12:13 said:
      
      The furrniture store is quite smart too, but I wasn’t really in a buying mood. I can’t imagine the staircase has changed too much.
      
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