A rarely seen mosaic of more than 30,000 hand-crafted Minton tiles is set to go on display in Liverpool.

Thousands of tickets have already been snapped up by members of the public to see the Victorian mosaic at St George’s Hall, which will be on display from Tuesday until August 18.

The rarely seen handcrafted Victorian mosaic of more than 30,000 Minton tiles
The rarely seen handcrafted Victorian mosaic of more than 30,000 Minton tiles was laid in 1852 (Peter Byrne/PA)

The tiles are purposely revealed to the public infrequently to ensure they are preserved.

For more information about the different events taking place to mark the unveiling and to buy tickets, visit the St George’s Hall website.