The maps show the developments that occurred at West Park Secondary School during a 60-year period from 1950 to 2010.
It is clear from the maps that the biggest change that happened at the school was the construction of a car park. Additionally, houses and farmland had completely disappeared by 2010.
In 1950, the school was quite small and it was located to the south of the main road. There were residential houses in the northwest corner, but those houses were demolished in 1980 to make way for a car park and a science block. Farmland was also destroyed and replaced by a sports field, while the playground in the southeast area still existed.
From 1980 to 2010, the car park was dramatically extended, and the sports field had to move a little to the east, forcing the playground to become smaller. Meanwhile, the science block and the main building of the school still remained close to the main road.
The maps
show
the developments that occurred at West
Park
Secondary
School
during a 60-year period from 1950 to 2010.
It is
clear
from the maps that the biggest
change
that happened at the
school
was the construction of a car
park
.
Additionally
,
houses
and farmland had completely disappeared by 2010.
In 1950, the
school
was quite
small
and it
was located
to the south of the main road. There were residential
houses
in the northwest corner,
but
those
houses
were demolished
in 1980 to
make
way for a car
park
and a science block. Farmland was
also
destroyed
and replaced by a sports field, while the playground in the southeast area
still
existed.
From 1980 to 2010, the car
park
was
dramatically
extended, and the sports field had to
move
a
little
to the east, forcing the playground to become smaller. Meanwhile, the science block and the main building of the
school
still
remained close to the main road.