No-one has done more to save and preserve the Piazza Fountain than Dr Richard Moore (pictured), along with other former students of the University of Liverpool School of Architecture, where the designer of the Grade II Listed sculpture Richard Huws was a member of staff. They are profoundly committed to the last remaining example of the work of this great Welsh engineer and designer of kinetic sculptures, which was commissioned by Merseyside Civic Society, designed in 1962 and opened in 1967.
The fountain has been standing out as a recognisable architectural statement in the city for over half a century. Here it is appearing in the music video for “The Family of Man” by Liverpool folk group, The Spinners:
This is an archive of the articles Engage has published to support local residents and the civic community of Liverpool who were behind attempts to save the fountain in its current location. Now there is a call for the Chief Executive and the politicians of the City Council to take the fountain and the plaza back into public ownership. It should never have been given away many say.
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- Sadly the owner has switched it off claiming he's protecting it from anti-social behaviour and has no plans to turn… https://t.co/DkNUSNg0Ta
- RT @CompostWorksUK: @EngageLiverpool'>EngageLiverpool Could you RT/support our crowdfunding campaign for #CommunityComposts in Liverpool? We are backed by @…
- @ZipWorldUK President @SeanZipWorld seems to be surprised that Liverpool is @UNESCO @WorldHeritageUK site meaning i… https://t.co/57xNcWLeW4
- RT @edwardlamb: @DougalPaver You're an urbanist that doesn't understand the ups and downs of cycling? Did you attend the @EngageLiverpool t…
- RT @terry__clarke: @LiverpoolStop'>LiverpoolStop @EngageLiverpool If we all give a tenner each, the 1st stage of the Judicial Review will be in progress a…
- RT @terry__clarke: @LiverpoolStop'>LiverpoolStop @EngageLiverpool If we all give a tenner each, the 1st stage of the Judicial Review will be in progress a…
- RT @ArtSchoolLpool: We're so pleased to have our guests back at The Art School. We've been independently audited by the Four Square Group a…
- RT @chrisjbeale: Wow, it’s hard to believe this is Castle Street. What a transformation from polluted traffic sewer to virbrant outdoor are…
- RT @cllrkemp: @LivEchonews I'm not surprised that @DIBLiv support this tacky proposal which dishonours both our heritage and our war dead b…
- RT @terry__clarke: Zip Wire is main feature on Liverpool Echo’s Letters page: https://t.co/1oXYtw98aP
- RT @LiverpoolStop'>LiverpoolStop: In the interview with Sean Taylor of @ZipWorldUK it should not be a choice between losing our heritage and supporting bu…
- Some further info about this discussion in here: https://t.co/xnKt1aloQp https://t.co/CFAF0epkyJ
- RT @oobergrafik: @CllrNickSmall @ZipWorldUK I’d like to see his research purporting it will bring in an extra 300k people. Plucking figures…
