A Well of Light.

What a fantastic bit of engineering. A triple spiral staircase, all three winding the same way around a central shaft, reaching up 140 feet. The Grand Shaft is hidden in the beautiful White Cliffs of Dover, illuminated by a well of light that cascades down the central shaft. How neat is that?

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A triple, spiral stairway, looking up through the main shaft towards the sky. Their are windows all the way to the top.
Hidden away in a cliff of chalk A shaft where armies walked A spiral stairway, times three Intertwined, a trinity. An echo of the distant past whispering in the Grand Shaft Rhythmic sounds through the lower arch Footsteps as armies marched, voices falling silent before the climb, then murmurs, counting, 202 steps, each staircase, each time. Standing in the well of light I contemplate each spiral flight With each twist and turn I hear the camaraderie and the fear I find myself counting as I climb 202 steps, each staircase, each time.
  • A well of Light
  • The Grand Shaft
  • Dover
  • Kent UK