A trip down memory lane - Peter Hare, Hare & Humphreys

July 18, 2015
by Chris

The Earl of Avon My Lords, I am pleased to report that the restoration of the ceiling of this Chamber is progressing well and should be completed as planned, by October 1984. The main contract for the supply and fixing of new joinery and structural carpentry was let in January at a price of £577,544. The contract for the restoration of the painted ceiling panels was let in March for £91,870. This work should be completed by August 1983. The fixing of the panels and carved wood should then take about a further year and the restored ceiling should be revealed to view in October 1984. The overall cost of the restoration should remain well within the original estimate of £3 million, thanks to competitive tendering. I have to say the prices and programme gained in the competitive tender suited the House of Lords more than the contractors !!! - but what a project.