thanks for your response Peaps..
the ceiling in question, ive actually already taken the decision to pull it down completely and board it, the question i have is regarding the artex, could it be asbestos?
the artex i have there, is actually all over the house, on the landing the halwlay, and on some of the walls not just ceilings, so i want to get rid of the lot.. its just they were the only pictures i had to hand of a closeup of the artex to post