Lost tunnel monument recreated 92 years on

A missing monument marking the history of the Mersey Tunnels connecting Liverpool and the Wirral has been recreated.

Two identical circular were designed by tunnel architect Herbert Rowse and from 1934, when the Queensway tunnel opened, they stood at the Liverpool and Birkenhead entrances.

But the one in Liverpool was removed in the 1960s.

Described by Merseyside metro mayor Steve Rotheram as a "lost cultural asset", it has now been reconstructed with the help of funding from the Liverpool City Region combined authority.

Two Art Deco toll booths have also been restored as part of the project.

Rotheram said: "The Queensway tunnel is one of the defining engineering achievements of our city region's history, and the monument that marked its construction stood as a symbol of the ambition and confidence that shaped Liverpool."

The monument has been engineered using reinforced concrete, polished to closely resemble the original black granite used in the 1930s.

Simon Lightwood MP, the roads and buses minister, said: "Our historic landmarks tell the story of the communities they serve, which is why it is great to see Liverpool's iconic Queensway tunnel monument reinstated."

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