The ceiling inside a Liverpool landmark is being upgraded for the first time in more than 70 years.
A team of specialists is being brought in to restore the ceiling at St George’s Hall ’s Great Hall as part of a project worth around a quarter of a million pounds. Birkenhead-based specialist conservation company Hankinson Group has been contracted to identify and remove loose paint work, check the plaster is in good condition, carry out remedial works and re-paint any areas which need some additional attention.
This is the latest in a series of touch-ups carried out by Hankinsons on the historic site, going back to 2006 when a team of 60 tradespeople replaced the hall’s existing lead based paint due to health and safety concerns. Since events were postponed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, work has been carried out on the 168-year-old building, as in 2020 when £140,000 was spent on repairing the hall’s roof, lighting and stonework amid concerns of leaks and broken plasterwork falling onto the ground.
