Stone Staircase, Cliffords Tower, York, England. by TomDart

Photography • Historical • posted on Oct 10, 2008

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Description

Previously wooden castles were on the hill and were destroyed one after the other. A new stone castle in a quatrefoil shape was built in 1270 on the orders of Henry III. These spiral steps are part of the only remnants of that castle, a tower called Cliffords tower for a man who died there. My feet do not do well on these stone stairs. The view is great from the top. More on the tower is here: www.britainexpress.com/cities/york/cliffords.htm

Comments (25)

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felinx

8:44PM | Fri, 10 October 2008

Belle photo et superbe point de vue !!

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LovelyPoetess

8:58PM | Fri, 10 October 2008

Great shot, I like how you caught the light coming down. : )

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ralph49

9:20PM | Fri, 10 October 2008

Wonderful light & textures

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Pewter7

10:01PM | Fri, 10 October 2008

Lovely shot, really beautiful and mysterious, the softly worn stone of warm hue beckons us to follow ... what adventures lie without? ...

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MrsRatbag

10:13PM | Fri, 10 October 2008

Wow, awesome shot, unusual and captivating!

MrsLubner

11:35PM | Fri, 10 October 2008

For one big reason I shall not share (surprise) this shot becomes very personal to me. How many feet have tread these stones? How many have sat on them in the shadows ... waiting, watching? I love the feel of the stone, the sight of the wear. It is a really special capture. What a thrill to climb them, to stand and contemplate them.

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auntietk

1:08AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

The wear on those stones is amazing. Think about how many feet had to climb up and down that staircase in order to wear away rock.

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kimariehere

2:37AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

loved seeing these old world bricks/ textures!!!!

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G_Mansco

5:56AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Fascinating work, wonderful light and textures ;O)

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THROBBE

8:14AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

I love the perspective and textures!!! 5++ stars!!!

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thecytron

8:50AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Xcellent color photo!

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lizzibell

10:05AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

nice work...

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flavia49

1:23PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Nice POV!

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Mousson

3:49PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Fabulous mood in this shot !

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tizjezzme

6:06PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

The old Stone steps are beautiful aren't they? They have such a lovely texture to them... this is one great shot; love the pov.

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TwoPynts

7:28PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Great perspective and textures.

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Ionel

10:06PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Very well done!!!

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e-brink

1:36PM | Sun, 12 October 2008

Wonderful composition!

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mermaid

1:39AM | Wed, 15 October 2008

an excellent pov so one can see how many feet have eroded the stone...very well done!

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busi2ness

2:11AM | Wed, 15 October 2008

Shaped and weathered to "perfection" as far as texture and color goes.

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OnceUponAtime

2:00PM | Thu, 16 October 2008

Old stones tell so much ...Well done and well shown to us ...

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mairekas

12:04PM | Sat, 08 November 2008

Great light and POV!

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helanker

9:36AM | Fri, 21 November 2008

This is a really excellent shot and I LOVE stones and bricks and old stone walls.

Enlightened

2:23PM | Sat, 22 November 2008

I have been up those steps many times both as an adult and as a child and I always get the feeling that I am leaning to one side as I walk. Lovely shot!

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