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Government House
Second Floor
- Upstairs, notice the frieze surrounding the skylight. The frieze is
original, dating back to the construction of the House in 1883. The
skylight was constructed in 1968.
- The brass rail up the right side of the Grand Staircase was added
at the request of Lady Aikins, the wife of the ninth Lieutenant Governor,
complementing the beautiful curved oak bannister on the left.
- The frieze was repaired and repainted in colours of antique white,
pale yellow and shades of Wedgwood Blue, in a major renovation of the
official residence in 1999. The existing woodwork was freshly painted
to enhance new wallcovering on the Second Floor hallway flowing up the
Grand Staircase from the Main Floor. The carpet on the Second Floor
hallway now reflects the primary blue colour on the frieze surrounding
the skylight.
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