Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
We were in Manchester for a talk featuring experts from Hirst Conservation, the specialist paint conservators, who described the work they’ve done to date on site, including the preservation and safeguarding of the Ford Madox Brown murals and the ornate ceiling in the Great Hall, and some of the original decorative ceilings above the grand staircase, for example. The Manchester Murals are a series of twelve paintings by Ford Madox Brown in the Great Hall ofthe Town Hall and are based on the history of Manchester. Each measures 10.6' x 4.9' (or 3.2m. x 1.45m). the talk was detailed on techniques but would have been better with a slightly more broadbrush approach. We took the opportunity to admire some of Manchester's Christmas lights on our way to The Bridgewater Hall for our concert. The view of Barbirolli Square from the Bridgewater's bar is pleasing and we enjoyed our concert with a contrast between eighteenth century Mozart and a work written in 2011 by an Icelandic composer, with some Britten and Strauss too.
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