A building undergoing a three-year renovation has been covered with an elaborate and complicated roof ahead of the winter.

Earlier in the year, scaffolding was built around every inch of the Blackburn College's Victoria building opposite King George’s Hall.

The scaffolding, which cost £1 million, has been painstakingly put in place by workers as the building undergoes a £25m makeover.

In recent weeks, visitors may have noted the whole building being covered. The latest phase has seen workers install a roof at the site which is linked to the scaffolding.

Particular attention has been paid to the intricate work around the chimney-style structure at the back of the building which can be viewed from Duke Street.

The scaffolding includes several levels and structures which envelope one of the oldest buildings in the town.

At sections and corners, the scaffolding has been carefully put into place surrounding even the smallest crevice.

The college revealed the ‘scaffolding for the Victoria Building is one of the most significant and technically complicated scaffolding jobs in recent years in the North West.’

The project is being led by Allied Access and Buckley Design Solutions (BDS) which is being funded and managed by the Department for Education. Work on the site began earlier this year.

The £25m project is one of the largest schemes of its kind in the UK and will see the 135-year-old building become a central feature of Blackburn’s town centre masterplan.

Blakey Moor has been closed to traffic as the work is carried outThe Grade-II listed building and its distinctive features will externally be restored to their former glory, while the inside will be completely renovated to blend old with new.

This includes reinstating some of the original floor plans to create spacious classrooms and meeting areas, and a restoration of the wood-panelled Headmaster’s Office on the ground floor which will be available for hire.

The entire top floor of the building will be transformed into a live performance, exhibition and creative space for both student and community events.