Mural restoration is just the start of Nicholson revamp

Library and museum also in line for a facelift at landmark building

- Sentinel Reporter

RESTORATION work is underway to restore murals by respected artist Robert Timmins in a landmark North Staffordshire building.

The murals, on the north and south walls of the Nicholson Institute in Leek, above, depict women reading, playing music, painting, and spinning and weaving with a Latin phrase that translates as 'skilfulness takes time, life is short, and date from 1912.

Over the years, dirt has accumulated on the paintings and they have suffered small tears, scratches and marks.