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Garden Festival 'zone'	Water and Maritime
Sponsor, if appropriate	Clydesdale Bank PLC
Type of object	Pavilion, building or other structure
Current situation	Known
Current location, if known	West Parade, Rhyl (as at January 2022)
Notes	Sold to Rhyll Council in 1989 for £400,000. Last operated in 2010. The following year, a safety report found that £400,000 worth of repairs were required to keep the ride operational. After standing but not operating for seven years, in 2017 work was carried out to turn the tower into a beacon.

Garden Festival 'zone'	Water and Maritime
Sponsor, if appropriate	British Steel
Type of object	Pavilion, building or other structure
Current situation	Unknown
Notes	Fabricated by John Young & Co (Kelvinhaugh) Ltd in their Scotstoun yard (South Street, Glasgow - now the First Bus Scotstoun depot). The bridge was lifted onto pontoons in the Clyde and pulled to its destination by tugs. It was then placed in position at high tide - as the tide lowered it dropped into securing devices. (Source: private communication)

Garden Festival 'zone'	Water and Maritime
Sponsor, if appropriate	Barclays Bank
Type of object	Pavilion, building or other structure
Current situation	Unknown
Notes	Was planned to be retained. According to the official Souvenire Brochure: '...the Merchant City Clock Tower will remain as a permanent symbol of a seafaring past, as well as the exciting future promised by the Glasgow Garden Festival.'

Garden Festival 'zone'	Water and Maritime
Sponsor, if appropriate	Banff and Buchan District Council
Type of object	Pavilion, building or other structure
Current situation	Unknown
Notes	Gil Carling was in charge of the design and construction of the garden.

Garden Festival 'zone'	Water and Maritime
Sponsor, if appropriate	Scott Ltd
Type of object	Pavilion, building or other structure
Current situation	Unknown
Notes	Designed by the watercolourist Mary Louise Coulouris, according to a website dedicated to her legacy.