Leeds Town Hall is to undergo a big spring clean to spruce up the building in time for its revamp.
Though the task will take a long time, Leeds City Council hopes that over the next few months, layers of grime and urban pollution will be removed from Victoria Hall. Specialist cleaning teams will scale the building to remove the dirt that has been on the building since it opened in 1858.
With the building more than 50 feet in the air, the cleaners will get a rare, up-close look at the heritage and features crafted by Victorian designers. Once the decades of accumulated dust have been successfully removed, contractors and artists are expected to head into the hall early in the summer, where they will begin the task of restoring Victoria Hall’s paintwork to its former glory.
