Jacob's Ladder is a Grade I listed staircase leading from Jamestown, Saint Helena, up the side of Ladder Hill to Ladder Hill Fort. The name is a reference to the biblical Jacob's Ladder, a ladder exte
The view down Jacob's Ladder, looking onto Jamestown
Looking down at night
Foot of the ladder in Jamestown
From the harbour
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Jacob's Ladder (Saint Helena)
…Jacob's Ladder is a Grade I listed staircase leading from Jamestown, Saint Helena, up the side of Ladder Hill to Ladder Hill Fort. The name is a reference to the biblical Jacob's Ladder…
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