▁The ▁landing ▁has ▁a ▁m osa ic ▁floor ▁with ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁be es ▁and ▁cot ton ▁flowers , ▁both ▁symbols ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁In flu ential ▁Victor ian ▁critic ▁John ▁Rus kin ▁described ▁the ▁Great ▁Hall ▁as ▁" The ▁most ▁truly ▁magnific ent ▁Goth ic ▁a partment ▁in ▁Europe ." ▁ ▁The ▁rect angular ▁hall ▁measures ▁ ▁by ▁. ▁Natural ▁light ▁per me ates ▁from ▁seven ▁high ▁windows ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁hall ▁from ▁the ▁cour ty ards ▁outside . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁w agon ▁roof , ▁its ▁ce iling ▁divided ▁into ▁pan els ▁bearing ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁countries ▁and ▁towns ▁with ▁which ▁Manchester ▁trad ed ▁at ▁the ▁z en ith ▁of ▁its ▁merc ant ile ▁power . ▁The ▁Manchester ▁Mur als ▁by ▁Ford ▁M ado x ▁Brown , ▁a ▁sequence ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁paint ings ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Manchester ▁decor ate ▁its ▁walls . ▁They ▁are ▁not ▁true ▁fres co es ▁but ▁use ▁the ▁G amb ier ▁Par ry ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁organ ▁installed ▁by ▁Arist ide ▁C ava illé - Coll ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁stands ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁pip es , ▁five ▁manual s ▁and ▁ 6 5 ▁speaking ▁stops . ▁C ava illé - Coll ▁clean ed ▁it ▁and ▁added ▁the ▁solo ▁organ ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁T . C . ▁Lewis ▁of ▁B ri xt on ▁re built ▁it ▁and