This opened into a vestibule containing a dirt-encrusted staircase which spiraled upward.

They were each labeled with one of the first four letters of the alphabet painted on the wall.
Several large work-shops with weather-blackened skylights were scattered about the court.

Near the concierge's room was the dyeing establishment responsible for the pink streamlet.

Puddles of water infested the courtyard, along with wood shavings and coal cinders.

Grass and weeds grew between the paving stones.