Clayton Square big screen is set to be dismantled

Clayton Square big screen is set to be dismantled

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Liverpool's Big Screen is set to be removed after coming to the end of its operational life.

The digital screen, in Parker Street outside Clayton Square, was installed more than 12 years ago but it has not been used by the BBC since early 2014 and is currently turned off.

Liverpool city council says the structure has come to the end of its design life and some of the screen panels are not working or serviceable.

Take a look at our gallery of Clayton Square through the years

The screen was used to show classic Christmas films and major sporting and national events, including live tennis from Wimbledon.

But in 2006 city leaders were forced to switch off England’s World Cup matches after violent scenes in Clayton Square during the showing of the game against Paraguay.

Some parts of the screen are no longer manufactured and the council says it cannot be put to meaningful use.

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It is one of the last remaining big screens which were rolled out nationally by Phillips Electronics UK. The firm will remove the screen at no cost to the city council.

Preparation work will start on May 8, with the main removals work taking place on the evenings of May 10 and 11.

A spokesman for Liverpool city council said: “The pavements where the screen stood will be fully reinstated”.