Liverpool Garden Festival Site

**Cadfael** · 03-28-2008

A link to Pleasure Island:

http://www.buildingatrisk.co.uk/#/pl...and/4528012257

**Kev** · 03-28-2008

Fantastic pics

**GingerTheCat** · 04-20-2008

I have just seen the current Resident's Newsletter and it talks about Whitbread's plans for the Brittania Inn.

Whitbread have plans to upgrade the Britannia, which was built as a 7 year temporary building for the International Garden Festival in 1984. They are looking at the possibility of buidling a Premier Inn with a minimum of 40 bedrooms and a good restaurant.

As I understand it, it would be built where the car park is at present with the existing building being removed.

It is a superb site for a pub, especially in the Summer. Pity it has to be yet another 'chain' type pub and couldn't be something a bit special with its own character. But perhaps they will surprise us.

A further meeting is planned for June. I'm not sure if it is open to the public.

More details here.

**Digital Fanatic** · 04-30-2008

Have the results of the enquiry been published yet? Are we going to get our Festival Gardens restored?

**naked lilac** · 04-30-2008

Oh dear.. Ginger the Cat... I agree with you..

That Britannia Pub is loverly there on the waterfront.. If I recall correctly, The Premier Inn has quite a new hotel not from from there by Albert Docks?
Another hotel is not necessary in that area...is my opinion...

I would encourage the local residents to go to your June meeting and speak up.. Remodelling the Britannia inside might be okay.. but, I didn't see anything wrong with it..??

The promenades stones with the STARS were needing upgrading since I was there a couple of years ago.. But, I had my first Tia Maria in that pub.. and Hope it stays...

**knowhowe** · 04-30-2008

This lot were scanned from 120 contact sheets so excuse their fuzziness...

**naked lilac** · 04-30-2008

I like those last sculptures.. pretty cool.. What do they do with all this after the festival? Does it stay in place?

ps.. Any news on that Britannia Pub Ginger the Cat?

**GingerTheCat** · 04-30-2008

Originally Posted by naked lilac

ps.. Any news on that Britannia Pub Ginger the Cat?

No, sorry.

**Digital Fanatic** · 05-02-2008

Love the pics!!

**hmtmaj** · 05-03-2008

some of my sisters photos, from the 80's

Martin

**naked lilac** · 05-03-2008

Great pics everyone.. but, can someone tell me.. These stuctures or works of art stay in this location? Garden Festival Site???? where, when, etc.. ta

**marky** · 05-27-2008

1984 IGF Pole by Richard Hunt.

PhilipG · 05-27-2008

Originally Posted by naked lilac

Great pics everyone.. but, can someone tell me.. These stuctures or works of art stay in this location? Garden Festival Site???? where, when, etc.. ta

I don't think any of the sculptures, etc., will still be on the site.
A few of them are dotted around the city.
The Yellow Submarine is outside the airport, for example.
Perhaps others will say where some of the others are.

**Ged** · 05-28-2008

The 3 colourful 1950s beach figures were in the museum of Liverpool life until its closure.

**GingerTheCat** · 05-28-2008

Here are a few more...

The Tango sculpture is in Concert Square?

The Bull is in Otterspool. Some photos here as well

The Palanzana is in Byrom Street?

The Kissing gate is opposite Lime Street station.

Love to know where the sundial is.

Some good info on Liverpool Monuments website.

Mike