The diagrams illustrate the developments that took place at West Park Secondary School between 1950 and 2010.
Overall, the majority of changes took place in 2010, when the car park underwent major expansion. Throughout the entire 60-year period, farmland was progressively replaced by new school infrastructure and sports facilities.
Looking closely at 2010 and 1980, the majority of the developments remained the same; the sports field contracted to allow space for the car park, while the main school building and science block stayed in the same position in 2010. In 1980, sports field covered a large area while the car park was smaller.
Turning to the initial state of the school in 1950, a large section was occupied by farmland with only the main building and a playground present. There was no car park initially; instead, there were houses in that area. Eventually, these residential homes and agricultural land were cleared to allow for the addition of the science block, car park and sports field in subsequent years.
