Grange Park Plans in 1920 and Today

The maps illustrate the overall development of Grange park in Arnold avenue staged in two different periods - the first one depicts the park during its inauguration in 1920, and the latter portrays its present-day layout.

Generally speaking, the overall layout of the park has been changed drastically except for the main entrances at Arnold avenue² and Eldon Street.

The park first opened in 1920, and it went through drastic developments since then⁴. To begin with, the key feature of the park- the central fountain,⁵ has been demolished. The rose garden was earlier scattered around the periphery of the park along with the seating arrangements, but now it has been remobilised to the centre of the park. Meanwhile, the stage for the musicians has been further converted to an "Amphitheatre"⁶ for concerts to accommodate a larger crowd. However, the rose garden on the northwest⁷ has been retained.

Besides, the glasshouse on the southeast side has been redesigned with a water feature and an underground entrance to the car park for visitors. The addition of amenities such as the cafe on the northeast side adjacent to Arnold avenue was also done. Finally, the pond of water plants was redesigned to accommodate a children’s play area.

The two maps illustrate how Grange park¹ have² been changed from the opening in 1920 to the present³.

As can be seen from the pictures, the park has been dramatically transformed after the constructions⁴ of several entertainment facilities over the given period.

In 1920, visitors could enter the park from the Northern or Southern⁶ entrance on Arnold avenue or Eldon street⁷, but now they can get in by a new entrance⁸ from the underground car park. There were a fountain located at the center of the park and a large stage for musicians on the left-hand side of the fountain, but now both have been replaced by a huge rose garden surrounded by many seats and a large amphitheater for concerts.

Looking at the first picture, the stage was midway between two rose gardens, with many seats placed next to them. There was another rose garden to the east of the Northern entry, but it has been converted into a cafe. Also, a pond for water plants on the top right-hand corner¹⁰ and a glasshouse on the bottom one¹¹ have been flattened¹² to make room for a children’s play area and a water feature.

The maps outline the changes that took place in a public park called Grange Park from 1920 to today. Overall, the park was changed and renovated to offer people more possibilities¹ than they used to have decades ago such as a cafe, theatre, playground and parking. In details², the park was opened in 1920 and entertainment facilities including a larger stage and various areas for recreation have since been added to it. There was also notable relocation in terms of seats³ and the only areas that remained unchanged were the entrances and one minor garden⁴. Besides, the fountain has been removed in favour of a rose garden with full seating arrangements around it. To the left of the new garden, the previous stage for musicians has been turned into a much larger amphitheatre facing the opposite direction⁵ that will allow for concerts in the park⁶. This change has necessitated⁷ the removal of both seatings⁸ on the far left side as well as the rose garden in the bottom left corner of the map. Moreover, the pond for water plants was removed from the right -top part of the garden and a children's play area was introduced in the right-top of the park, and near this area, a cafe was built. Instead of the pond⁹, a water feature has been built occupying the bottom right corner. Interestingly, the number of rose gardens was reduced to two¹⁰. Besides, an underground car park was built in the lower right corner of the park.

The map compares Grange Park in 1920 with the current time. Several features have moved, but a main change is the development of an amphitheatre, a water feature and the removal of the fountain. Looking at accessibility, the park kept it’s¹ two original entrances on Arnold Avenue and Eldon Street that have been there since its opening in 1920, but on today’s map we see they have added underground parking for cars off of Eldon Street² as well. In 1920 they chose to have seating placed³ all around the edge of the park, while the updated map shows that seating has now been concentrated around the central park feature⁴. The same is true of the multiple rose gardens that the park originally featured which have now been concentrated into one central rose garden, with only one left in its original location. They kept an entertainment area in the same location in the west of the park, though it has been upgraded from a stage to a full amphitheatre. The park's water attraction, formerly a pond with water plants in the north-east corner, has moved and is now a water feature where the glasshouse once stood. While today’s park no longer features the central fountain, it does now include a cafe and children’s play area for visitors to enjoy, along with plenty of open space around the features..⁵