The eternal flame and Hillsborough memorial at Anfield has been moved as part of the stadium’s redevelopment.

The memorial was placed into safe storage in January last year as construction work started on the expansion of the Main Stand.

Canon Myles Davies, vice dean of Liverpool Cathedral, transferred the eternal flame from the memorial to the cathedral where it was kept.

Builders were today pictured putting the memorial in its new spot - a specially designed colonnade along the Main Stand.

It is against a wall halfway between the centre of the new stand and the Anfield Road end.

Hillsborough families held a special service at Anfield to mark the moving of the memorial in January 2015.

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Speaking then, Margaret Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, said: “I’d like to thank the club for involving us from the beginning of the expansion project and taking our views into account for the future of our Hillsborough Memorial.

“We decided to put it into safe storage during the construction period of the Main Stand expansion and also decided on the design of the temporary memorial so fans can continue to pay their respects.”

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Work on the impressive new Main Stand is due to be completed before the Reds’ first home game of the season, which is currently against Leicester City on September 10.

The development will add 8,500 seats to the capacity, taking it to 54,000. Fans will take their seats in the Main Stand for LFC’s home game against Leicester City on September 10.