Sepia seems to me to work better than conventional black & white in these pictures: the first of an old set of steps leading up to a cobbled square in the town of Saint-Emilion in the Bordeaux region:
and this from Montrol-Sénard:
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Steps
Love the photos. Yes to sepia.
I bet the steps in your second photo aren’t used often. I love both your photos this week.