the main entry foyer walls are of cream botticcino marble with a skirting and architraves of dark green verte des alpes marble. an imposing pair of green scagliola columns with original bronze-framed glass doors and top glazing flank each side of the foyer. the ceiling is of plaster with a heavily corbelled cornice and a domed recess for the central light. the original bronze lift doors, set into the south wall of the foyer, have been painted over. the main stair features treads, risers and landings of white marble, a handrail of verte des alpes marble with solid balustrades of cream scaglioda and walls of cream scagiola.