Liverpool Festival Gardens pagoda to be dismantled

The Upper Chinese Pagoda, left, will be stored "with a view to possible future re-use", Liverpool City Council said

One of the last remaining features of Liverpool's International Garden Festival is to be dismantled.

The Upper Chinese Pagoda is at risk from ground movement and will be placed in storage, Liverpool City Council said.

The pagoda was a defining image of the 1984 festival, which was launched in a bid to boost tourism in the city.

The council wants to regenerate the festival site with housing and space for public events.

The pagoda, which was initially developed as a temporary structure for the Chinese Garden at the site, will be stored "with a view to possible future re-use", the council said.

It became neglected, but was later refurbished.