North West Murals has worked with the Archdiocese of Liverpool for more than fifteen years on paintings, statues, fresco programmes, mosaics and decorative schemes in active worship spaces.
Projects require careful scheduling around services, reversible methods where conservation standards apply, and finishes that read correctly in candlelit interiors.
In 2015 Kirk Williams MRICS, Surveyor for the Archdiocese Department of Finance and Development, provided a formal letter of recommendation covering seven years of restoration work across the diocesan property portfolio.
Altar gilding at Our Lady’s, Bryn 
Gothic church reredos with a central figure of Christ, gilded details and a carved altar frontal
Altar gilding
Gold leaf gilding on altars and ecclesiastic ornament, including detailed altar programmes documented in our portfolio.
Wooden statue conservation
Conservation of wooden ecclesiastic statues before and after treatment, with stabilisation of gesso and polychrome surfaces.
Conservation of a wooden ecclesiastic statue
Stabilisation of gesso and polychrome before and after treatment on an ecclesiastic figure for a Liverpool Archdiocese parish.
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Before: Wooden ecclesiastic statue before conservation treatment. After: Wooden ecclesiastic statue after conservation treatment.
Oil painting repaired after surface damage
Repair of badly damaged oil paintings, including tears, losses, lining and inpainting where appropriate.
Oil painting repaired following surface damage
Station of the Cross panel with paint loss before consolidation and inpainting, and after treatment.
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Before: Oil painting with paint loss before restoration. After: Oil painting after restoration.
Painting restored after major damage
A religious painting with large tears, holes and paint loss, restored, cleaned and retouched for a parish in the Archdiocese.
Oil painting restored after major damage
Religious painting with large tears, holes and paint loss before treatment, and after restoration, cleaning and retouching.
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Before: Badly torn oil painting with holes and missing paint before restoration. After: Same oil painting after restoration and cleaning.
Station of the Cross after fire
Smoke and fire damage on a Station of the Cross detail, cleaned and retouched so the passage reads clearly again.
Oil painting rescued from fire damage
Station of the Cross detail with smoke and fire damage before treatment, and after cleaning and retouching.
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Before: Oil painting detail before fire damage restoration. After: Oil painting detail after fire damage restoration.
Wooden statue restored after fire damage
A late nineteenth century figure treated after fire damage, stabilised and returned to a sound surface.
Wooden statue restored after fire damage
Late nineteenth century figure in a display case after fire damage, and the same statue after conservation treatment.
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Before: Wooden statue charred after fire damage. After: Wooden statue after fire damage restoration.
Bird finials on a gold ground
Paint loss and unfinished modelling on bird finials, consolidated and inpainted on an oil painting wood panel for a Liverpool Archdiocese parish.
Ecclesiastical panel painting: bird finials on a gold ground
Paint loss and unfinished modelling on bird finials during treatment on an oil painting wood panel for a Liverpool Archdiocese parish. Drag the handle to reveal the same detail after consolidation and inpainting.
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Before: Bird finial on an ecclesiastical panel painting before restoration, showing paint loss on a gold ground. After: Same panel detail after consolidation and inpainting on the gold ground.
Marbling and faux finishes
Marbling and traditional faux effects on architectural joinery using hand applied techniques rather than film or wallpaper.
Outcome
- Decorative work that supports liturgical use while respecting historic fabric.
- Documented treatment for church committees and heritage clients.
- Repeat commissions across Merseyside parishes that rely on consistent craft quality.
- Written recommendation from the Archdiocese surveyor stating work is "to the highest standard" and that parishes have "always been impressed with the work produced".
Official site: Archdiocese of Liverpool
Client recommendation
“The quality and skill to which Silvano undertakes his work is to the highest standard and we (myself and the parishes) have always been impressed with the work produced. Silvano always acts professionally and is a pleasure to work with. I would have no hesitation in recommending Silvano to other potential employers.”
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More from this project
Further stills from this commission.
Conservation of wooden ecclesiastic statue after treatment 
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