Photograph of the Stone Staircase Hall from the half-landing, looking through the pointed arches to the Inner Hall at ground level and up to the first floor landing. Two torcheres of Rateau’s design can be seen on the landing. Stamped A. A. Rateau, 17 Quai Conti, Paris VI, Tel. Danton 85 81.
Although the staircase was brand new when photographed, the treads had an uneven finish to give the impression that they had been worn down over many centuries of use. The staircase was altered to its present form in the 1950s to create a new entrance to the Yellow Drawing Room to the left.
Another copy at PH15/13.
The photographs in series PH5 are from a large, leather-bound album which appears to have been compiled by or for Lady Baillie c.1960. The album’s contents are wide-ranging, from views of the Castle and grounds to family weddings and christenings, and cover the period between the late 1920s to 1950s. It also includes copies of several original photographs by Rateau, some of which are in series PH15, while others are the only surviving copies in the collection.
