St George S Hall Minton Floor 2018

Stunning pictures of st george s hall minton tile floor being unveiled for public view take a sneak peek of the 30 000 tiles which make up the minton floor at liverpool s st george s hall share.

St george s hall minton floor 2018. The minton tile floor in st george s hall. Consisting of 30 000 beautifully hand crafted rare tiles the immaculately preserved surface depicts the city s coat of arms sea nymphs dolphins and tritons in what was the. Last time 25 000 people went to see it. Ant clausen image courtesy st george s hall.

The minton tiled floor in st george s hall is considered one of the finest examples of. Only chance to see st george s hall s beautiful minton floor this year. Our very own st george s hall reveal their awe inspiring universally loved minton tile floor for liverpool2018 as part of liverpool biennial s beautiful world where are you. St george s hall s exquisite minton floor will be uncovered for one month in the grade i listed venue considered one of europe s greatest neo classical buildings.

One of the city s greatest treasures is to be unveiled again next month but only for a limited period. To mark st george s day plans have been unveiled to reveal the exquisite minton floor in the great hall which will take place from friday 3 to sunday 12 august. The mosaic was covered in the 1860 s to provide a more hard wearing surface for dancing and has only been. Liverpool running events 2018.

The tiles have only been uncovered eight times since the hall reopened in 2007. More than 30 000 mosaic tiles designed by robert cockerell and handcrafted at the famous minton factory in stoke on trent. Opening to the public from thursday 1 until monday 26 august the 30 000 beautifully hand crafted tiles will be uncovered for the only time this year.