The Dream, St Helens

Client: St Helens Council

Contract: Memorial Restoration   |       Status: Principal Contractor      |       Value: £29,000  

The Dream is a piece of public art situated next to the M62 between Manchester and Liverpool, built on the site of an old colliery. The sculpture depicts the head of a young woman, eyes closed in a meditative dream-like state.

It was constructed of 90 moulded and cast unique concrete shapes with Spanish dolomite used as an aggregate. This provides a brilliant white finish which sparkles on sunny days and creates a stunning visual impact; a stark contrast to the dark coal pit which still lies below.

Quadriga were employed to sympathetically clean the Dream before its ten year anniversary. Work began on 13th May and lasted two weeks, ensuring the sculpture was in perfect condition for the celebrations.

Work included:

• Superheated steam clean to the entire sculpture
• Removal of graffiti to the base of the sculpture
• Application of an anti-graffiti coating to ensure that paint cannot bond to the surface in the future
• Repair of areas of damaged concrete
• Repointing of joints where water seepage had been identified and to all joints at the base of the sculpture

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