 The bald eagle which now graces the facade may or may not be the original carving installed when the building was first erected.The original carving is likely to have been imported from the United States, probably fashioned by shipwrights skilled in the carving of ships' figureheads.In any event, what remained of the 200 kg eagle was removed for renovation in 2008 and taken to the National Conservation Centre (part of National Museums Liverpool) for cleaning and restoration.