“As soon as she reached the top of the staircase, Joanna held onto the banister tightly for support.”

“One member of our group, an adventurous type who preferred the nom de guerre, Cheeko, injured himself sliding down a wooden bannister.”

“From the entrance hall, a staircase with carved bannister rail and balustrades leads to the first floor return.”

“They had a big fish tank in one corner and he was trekking back and forth between that and a bannister by a flight of stairs way across the room.”

“A staircase with ornate pine bannisters and rail leads up to a large landing.”

“A staircase with white oak bannisters leads to the large first floor landing which has recessed ceiling lighting and access to the attic.”

“From here, an elegant stone staircase to the first floor has cast iron bannisters and a polished mahogany handrail, and it leads to the landing lit by large cupola.”

“We carefully gripped the banisters as we descended the grand staircase, feeling safe and supported by their sturdy railings.”

“He remembered how he would take Mina to the hotels to trash them or slide down the long stairway banisters.”

“As she was mounting the stairs, keeping a tight hold of the banisters, she realised that there had been five half full cups of tea on the table.”