A work of art which was thought to have been destroyed has been saved and is still on display, much to the delight of the artist's family.

The seven-foot-square glazed mosaic mural, which depicts Forster Square in Bradford more than a century ago, was created by London artist Margret Marks in 1960.

Her daughter, Frances Marks, who is trying to piece together details of her mother's artistic career, feared the artwork had been destroyed.

The mosaic used to hang in Central House in Forster Square, which was pulled down to make way for the Broadway development.

In December Mrs Marks, who lives in London, asked for help finding the mosaic through the Telegraph & Argus letters page.

And Bradford Community Housing Trust gave her the good news that the composition was still on public show more than 50 years later in the reception of its West City housing office in City House, Cheapside, Bradford.

Mrs Marks said she was thrilled the Bradford mosaic continued to be on view.

She said: "As far as I knew my mother only ever made two mosaics for public buildings, and both of those were in Bradford.

"People had told me that it had been destroyed, so I was a bit like a yo-yo - one minute I thought it had gone, the next I found out it was saved."

"It's great to hear that one of my mother's mosaic murals again graces one of the city's historic public buildings.

"I've seen photos in the past but hope to take a personal look at the work with a visit to the city at some point."

The mosaic was commissioned for the newly-built Central House office, which was occupied by Bradford Council staff including the authority's housing department.

When time was called on Central House, Ian Simpson, then an area housing manager, and tenant representative Ralph Hewitt decided it was important to keep it.

The artwork was taken down, cleaned piece by piece and reassembled.

Ian Simpson, BCHT's assistant chief executive in business development, said: "The art work is a magnificent piece of local history that was enjoyed by visitors to Central House for many years.

"When the building was coming down we were keen to give it a fitting new home in BCHT's new area housing office.

"It still attracts many admiring glances from visitors."