| The Mayor's Parlour. The ceiling of The Mayor's Parlour was also
richly decorated but in a softer style featuring floral motifs and cherubs. The original
wall paintings have been lost. In keeping with the surviving floral theme of the ceiling
decorations, these lost paintings have been replaced by new images of flowers indigenous
to Gibraltar painted in the same style.
It is the intention of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust to continue its work in the City
Hall by restoring the dining room and to reinstall the 'massive richly carved sideboard'
which was part of the original furniture of the room and is still in Gibraltar today.
There are plans to use the restored dining room for a museum of memorabilia pertaining to
the building, which has played such a significant role in the history of Gibraltar.
Left: The ceiling of the Mayor's Parlour. |