tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post6502828101783423970..comments2024-03-12T07:11:33.877+00:00Comments on Regency History: A Regency History guide to the Monument, LondonRachel Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-48837372490826999942017-11-20T17:11:21.123+00:002017-11-20T17:11:21.123+00:00I think it would be impossible to climb up the ste...I think it would be impossible to climb up the steps in a crinoline but it might be feasible to climb in a Regency dress as it would be narrow enough. I didn't wear mine to climb the Monument, but I was wearing a maxi dress and I had to lift it to make sure I didn't tread on it. You may be right about the number of steps. The guidebooks tended to use earlier guidebooks as their primary sources and if they once got the number wrong, it would be easy to see how the error persisted.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-26537484124714411172017-11-20T17:04:25.852+00:002017-11-20T17:04:25.852+00:00I imagine they were worn out by the exertion! What...I imagine they were worn out by the exertion! What a lovely story - thanks for sharing. Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-16717813101920736242017-11-12T15:54:16.401+00:002017-11-12T15:54:16.401+00:00I enjoyed this and was delighted to learn more abo...I enjoyed this and was delighted to learn more about the history of the monument. I live not too far from it and once, when my children (then age 9 and 10) were being rather noisy and I couldn't bear it an minute longer, I took them to the Monument and we walked up it. <br /><br />The view from the top was amazing and I rewarded them with an ice cream when we reached the bottom again. I have to report that, for the rest of the day, my children were nice and quiet! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949657441934825128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-28424541440456432602017-11-10T02:50:40.695+00:002017-11-10T02:50:40.695+00:00I used to live within walking distance of the Monu...I used to live within walking distance of the Monument, and have climbed it a few times, but never during tourist season.<br /><br />I have never been able to imagine women of the 18th and 19th centuries making it up there in the clothes of the era!<br /><br />Maybe the incorrect number of steps was just a mistake someone made that spread all over without anyone checking it. As far as I know the number of stairs hasn't changed over the years...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528294734935625468noreply@blogger.com