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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

Somerset House to reveal the restored ‘Salt Stair’ after fire renovations

The five-storey Salt Stair at Somerset House, London.
The restored five-storey Salt Stair at Somerset House, London. Photograph: National Lottery Heritage Fund

A potent symbol of empire that has been hidden for decades at one of London’s landmarks will be open to the public from February.

The restored Salt Stair at Somerset House will be home to an exhibition exploring the pivotal role played by the Salt Office, which collected colonial taxes on the commodity.

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