Visitors to Mathew Street will have noticed a glaring omission along the iconic walkway in recent months.
Following her passing in 2015, a statue of Cilla Black was commissioned by her sons and installed outside of The Cavern Club on Mathew Street in 2017.
But last year the statue was removed and the site where it once stood was cordoned off by a barrier - much to the disappointment of some tourists visiting the city.
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At the time it was understood that the statue was taken away for maintenance.
A spokesperson for Liverpool City Council has since confirmed that the statue has been taken removed so repairs can be carried out.
This, according to the council, has been arranged and carried out by her family.
However there was no confirmation of when the statue would return to one of the city’s most famous streets.
Mathew street is perhaps best known for being the springboard for four of Liverpool’s most famous sons, but it also was where Cilla Black launched her glittering career.
Cilla started out working in the cloakroom of the former Cavern Club and, like The Beatles, started to perform on its iconic basement stage.
The performances paved the way for a hugely successful run in show business, working as a singer, presenter and entertainer.
Cilla's eldest son Robert Willis, along with brothers Ben and Jack, commissioned the statue – which is one-and-a-fifth life size – as a thank you to Liverpool for the support they received after the entertainer's death in August 2015.
The bronze statue was created by city sculptors Emma Rodgers and Andy Edwards, who worked with experts and also with volunteer models to make sure the finished sculpture captured the "joyful spirit and energy" that Cilla had.
The statue's arms open wide pose also means people can have their photographs taken with it.
The artists behind the Cilla statue told the ECHO in 2017 how they worked with life models and experts including a real-life hairdresser to create the perfect sculpture which has since become a celebrated Mathew Street landmark.
