Liverpool Council is investigating after a city park sign was found on eBay.
A listing has been made on the website for a large sign advertising Springfield Park in Knotty Ash. It is currently up for sale for £275.
According to the online listing, the sign is a “very large and heavy” item bearing the words “Welcome to Springfield Park” with the city’s iconic Liver bird. The signs are located at parks maintained by the council across Liverpool.
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The listing said: “It is a very well made municipal sign in heavy cast aluminum with raised gold lettering on a black background - and it is in excellent condition.
“It is 114cms wide and 100cms deep. Springfield Park in Liverpool is off the East Prescot Road in Knotty Ash and part of it houses the Nelson Memorial.
“Part of the park was taken over by the recently redeveloped Alder Hey Children's Hospital and I presume this sign became redundant as a consequence of that. It is a very fine and classy municipal sign - gold on black always looks good and the raised lettering adds to the impact.”
The seller even encourages potential buyers to place it outside. The listing said: “It will look fab in your garden and was made for the outdoors.”
The ECHO understands Liverpool Council is aware of the listing and is investigating how to retrieve the sign.
It is thought the sign was acquired by the seller at auction in the last few weeks and they received a receipt. It has been listed for sale for at least a fortnight.
The listing online said there was a “good chance” the sign would sell to someone from Merseyside or Liverpool, with the seller offering to deliver or arrange pick up. The sign is said to be in “very good” condition.
The missing sign is the latest in a list of issues befalling Springfield Park. Campaigners have been tirelessly lobbying Alder Hey hospital to return land as part of an agreement reached during the hospital’s redevelopment 11 years ago.
Alder Hey is managing the first phase of the park handed back to Liverpool Council for the rest of this month, with a further two areas to be given back to the local authority by November. The first phase, completed in October last year, returned 1.8 hectares to Liverpool Council ownership with the second and third phases involving a multi use games area, football pitches and additional foliage and trees.
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