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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Cathedral shines light on annual event that takes 7 hours to complete

The Anglican Cathedral's grand chandeliers were lowered this morning for their annual maintenance work.

A team of maintenance workers began work on the cathedral's four chandeliers this morning, Tuesday, March 7 for maintenance and cleaning. The chandeliers, first installed in 1924, have to be lowered once a year to ensure chains are secured and any damaged LED lights are replaced.

Each chandelier, which weighs around 965kg each, has to be lowered by hand. Several of the maintenance team, stationed in the cathedral's roof area, gently lowered the ornate chandeliers to the ground using a winch system.

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