This is made of cast iron in imitation of bamboo, like the staircase in the Royal Pavilion. The Earl of Barrymore once rode a horse up it for a bet. He achieved his object, but the animal could not be induced to come down again, and it proved necessary to send for four blacksmiths in order to remove it.
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The Regency Society | Friday, 5 October 2007