Year 1 enjoyed visiting Hessle Square today as part of their current topic ‘My Local Area‘.

The children have been learning all about their local area over the last term, and in history lessons they have been exploring how it has changed over the years.

The children travelled to Hessle Square in small groups and had several images of what the area used to look like. The children were able to identify key landmarks such as the church and some of the shops such as Innes as places which had remained the same since the 60’s (however some eagle eyed children were quick to point out that Innes was much bigger now than it was back then).

They also identified many things that had changed over the years such as supermarkets, zebra crossings and the bus stops.

It was a lovely day and some of the local shopkeepers even came out to talk to the children about how their businesses had changed over the years.