Godfrey, Walter Hindes, 1881- · [London] B. T. Batsford, ltd · leaf 153
re there are a great number of stepsthey will look well if proportionately narrow.There is a natural compensation between those twodimensions of a stairway which require the widthand length to vary inversely ; and although theremay be a number of exceptions, the above will befound a good working… … Fig. 34.—Terrace Stairway. down by a group of trees, a high wall, or yew hedge ;plant a holly alongside, or lead them beside abuilding or the projecting bastion of a terrace ;wherever it is possible, group your steps with someoutstanding mass of foliage or architecture and youwill find their charm…
