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British Spirals & Castings Create Fire Escape Stairs with a Difference
to its Victorian splendour with a decorative spiral staircase with matching balconies. The three-storey house was converted into
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separate flats in the 1960’s and a metal fire escape was installed. Whilst serving its purpose, the industrial style stairs clashed with the traditional sandstone of the building and intruded on the privacy of the lower flats. The owners contacted British Spirals & Castings to create a piece that was more in
espoke spiral staircase manufacturers - British Spirals & Castings – has helped to restore a 19th
Century villa in Harrogate
keeping with the architectural style in the surrounding conservation zone. The family run manufacturers produce all their cast aluminium balconies, straight and spiral staircases at their Staffordshire foundry, ensuring premium quality results. They also offer a wide range of hardwood staircases along with cast and wrought iron railings and gratings – all produced here in the UK. To complement the age of the property, the
Victorian style cast aluminium stairs and balconies were chosen. For the balustrading, the owners opted to alternate between a simple spindle and an ornamental panel. This reflects the more ornate style of the Victorian period whilst also meeting the Building Regulation requirements. Perforated gratings allow light to filter through the balcony floors to the windows below. As a final touch, fleur de lis style finials were also used to top the uppermost balcony. To ensure a strong structure, the expanded
balconies were designed with two main posts (including the central post of the spiral staircase) and decorative gallows brackets. The balcony gratings were carefully measured and manufactured to slot around the existing down pipes. A narrow diameter spiral staircase
was selected to prevent the stairs directly passing any windows — giving each homeowner privacy.
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