This project will be completed across a three-month period from late June to early October this year.
Alongside a new decorative scheme that will bring these areas in line with the recent redecorations of the other ceremonial rooms of the Hall, the Court Room will be entirely re-lit (with three new Flemish chandeliers to provide a welcome boost to the lighting of the space) and the eight 18th century still-life oil paintings that give Fish Passage its name (aptly titled, The Wonders of the Deep) are will undergo extensive conservation work offsite.
In the initial stage of project delivery, structural engineers have investigated the extent of the repairs needed at the junction between the 1830s and 1970s sections of the Hall (and have confirmed that these are primarily aesthetic in nature, rather than structural) and the ceiling in the Court Room has been removed, to allow the 1950s fire-proofing (read: asbestos) to be replaced with a better, safer, modern equivalent.
The current stage has the electrical subcontractors exploring, confirming and connecting the necessary cable runs (for power, internet and AV requirements) that are required for a modern-day meeting, alongside the first efforts of the specialist decorative teams on revitalising the woodwork, preparing the historic plaster surfaces and casting new decorative elements, as we move into the middle phase of the wider programme.
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