It’s in a catherdral, so maybe the former? Most likely just a stairway to the upper gallaries and the clock-tower though.
This picture instantly brings to mind the poem, Antigonish:
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there!
He wasn’t there again today,
Oh how I wish he’d go away!”
When I came home last night at three,
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall,
I couldn’t see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don’t you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don’t slam the door…
Last night I saw upon the stair,
A little man who wasn’t there,
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away…
© William Hughes Mearns
Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken on 7 September 2022
Steel City Snapper photography 
I see you’ve gone back to uploading images at their full resolution. I’m certainly not going to complain. 😉
I hadn’t heard or read this poem in a million years, but the image does match it well.
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Yeah, while the smaller resolution images looked good, I started to notice some artifacts. Minor stuff, but it bothered me, so I’ve reverted back to the old way of doing things.
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My dad used to sing this song to me at bedtime – it was always a favorite of mine, and still is! The photo is a great accompaniment!
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Thanks -N-.
My main memory ois of its use in Sapphire & Steel, a British sci-fi / supernatural TV show from the late 70s / early 80s starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. One episode featured a faceless man on a staircase and the poem was used throughout the story.
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