A huge programme of work is taking place at the Festival Gardens site next to Otterspool Promenade in south Liverpool, which will become one of the city's most important housing projects over the coming years.
Most of the land was mainly used as a landfill tip from the 1950s to the 1980s, before later being redeveloped as part of the Festival Gardens site, which was opened for a special international festival in 1984. After this saw the opening of Pleasure Island, a sprawling amusement complex situated on the site of The Festival Gardens providing entertainment for different generations.
The park was loved by a generation of Scousers for attractions which included The Works, billed as "the world’s biggest indoor adventure play structure", and the Quasar Labyrinth for laser shooting games. But much to the disappointment of many people, Pleasure Island closed its doors for the final time in 1997.
