Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox High up above those gathered at the many civic meetings, weddings, ceremonial events and general revelry that have played out in Manchester town hall’s finest space over the years, a secret has been lurking.
Nobody knows why, but some of the ornate Victorian frescos that decorate the Great Hall’s ceiling have sprays of air gun pellets embedded in their paintwork.
Theories range from some long-forgotten party that got out of control, to a practical attempt to shoot down celebratory balloons that may have floated the 75 metres up to the room’s furthest reaches.
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