Nestled inside Liverpool's commercial district is an intriguing sculpture with a hidden, but vital, message.
The sculpture sits at the end of the Strand, close to the corner of Leeds Street and near to city offices which employ thousands of workers.
Artists from Broadbent, BCA and Smiling Wolf created the sculpture in 2006 as part of 'Connections - Face of Liverpool', a project combining art and architecture.
The expansive site-specific work was designed to pay homage to Liverpool's diversity and international connections, whilst also celebrating the city's past achievements and future successes.
Inscribed along the curved stone wall is a message in Morse Code - it reads "permission to come aboard".
This message, although somewhat hidden, serves as a reminder to the city's "diverse gene pool" that, wherever a person may have come from, should they want to settle in Merseyside, they'll be welcome.
Broadbent Studio proudly declare on their website: "The life of the project is now so much bigger than its designers and makers.
"It is owned by the brave souls and and their families, who agreed to tell their very personal stories of departure and arrival - the Faces of Liverpool."
