Birmingham City Hall | Heritage House

A £32 million restoration job has now been finished. The ornate plasterwork and barrel vaulted ceilings were amongst the final touches before carpets were laid and contractors moved out.

We were responsible for the barrel vaulted ceilings which run the length of the access corridors around the bar areas of the hall.

Birmingham Town Hall under reconstruction — View of the main hall during construction

Barrel vault being constructed with lime plaster finish over stainless steel mesh. Timber frames have been built to carry the mesh, and services run above it. Lime plaster was mixed on site – all the equipment had to be carried up numerous flights of stairs to the work areas – these are now the corridors which lead to the bar area at the end of the Hall.

Working on lime plastered barrel vaulted ceilings

Creating barrel vaulted ceilings in lime plaster