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Handrails

Type of railing that is designed to be grasped by the hand, commonly found in stairways and escalators

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  • University College Hospital, London: railings from the operating theatre re-erected in a garden. Photograph.

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    University College Hospital, London: railings from the operating theatre re-erected in a garden. Photograph.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1999] | Reference: 662483i
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    University College Hospital, London: railings from the operating theatre re-erected in a garden. Photograph.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1999] | Reference: 665848i

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