Liverpool fountain gets new safety measures after two-year shutdown

Summarised from Liverpool Echo's report · Updated 5 Nov, 19:10 · Archive

The Piazza Fountain in Liverpool city centre is receiving new safety features after its water system was turned off two years ago.

The Piazza Fountain, located in Beetham Plaza off Drury Lane in Liverpool city centre, is receiving new safety measures. The fountain, known locally as the 'Bucket Fountain', was decommissioned around two years ago but has since been brought back to life. Plans have now been lodged with Liverpool Council to make the installation safe for the long-term.

The fountain was installed by the Merseyside Civic Society in 1962 and was created by Welsh sculptor Richard Huws. It features pivoted buckets suspended on rods that fill with water, tilt when full, and empty into lower buckets before falling into the pool below. According to the Merseyside Civic Society, it is one of only two kinetic fountains still in existence in the UK and is described as a 'playful, fun piece of public art'. The fountain was originally destined for Skelmersdale but the Arts Council contributed £750 towards relocating it to its current site on what was once the old Goree Warehouse, which had been bombed during the Second World War.

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• New safety measures proposed to protect Liverpool city centre 'hidden gem'The Piazza Fountain is located just off Drury Lane in Liverpool city centre, and is known locally as the Bucket FountainLiverpool Echo · 5 Nov, 17:48

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