 In 1849, the interior of the hall was described by Chilcott, in his "Descriptive history of Bristol" as being decorated in a Greek theme, to match the exterior of the building.Gomme describes the pediment sculpture as "Minerva in car driven by Apollo, accompanied by the Hours and Graces", attributing the sculpture to Jabez Tyley.Henry Lonsdale, writing in 1866, explains this anomaly by revealing that Tyley created the sculpture in Bath Stone from a plaster of paris model by Watson.