Manchester Town Hall restoration reaches halway point.

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-64077689?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=



One of the biggest heritage projects in the UK has reached its halfway point.

The £325m scheme to restore Manchester Town Hall to its Victorian splendour, improve accessibility and replace old piping, tiles, electrics and stonework, began in 2020.

Council leader Bev Craig said it aimed to do "justice" to the building and deliver "to the people of Manchester".

Project director Paul Candelent said he was eager to see the hall become the city's "heart and soul" again.

The [size=inherit]Local Democracy Reporting Service[/size] said since closing, the building had been encased in a white weather-tight wrap, which covered about 3,700 tonnes of scaffolding.

Underneath it, specialist workers have been carrying out the painstaking task of restoring every aspect of the Grade I listed building.

[BigAl]

It's an office block, a splendid Victorian one.At £325m there must be some splendid Burnhamian kickbacks.

[lozflan]

When do you call it a day for a building 99% of the population have never been into and never will.
Banks don't carry dead weight,just close them.