Harper's Parkipedia

These are photos of the Park collected by individual months, showing how much the Park has changed year-by-year for a particular month.

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January
2013 - Aquatics Centre "wings" being removed.
2013 - Water Polo Arena disassembly starts
2013 - Water Polo Arena disassembly starts
2013 - Park Operations Centre, soon to be cut down to one floor and become park HQ.
2013 - Basketball Arena disassembly starting
2014 - Pool Street under construction
2014 - Pool Street under construction
2014 - Mandeville Place under construction
2014 - Cycling Road Circuit nearing completion
2014 - South of the Park looking nearly ready
2014 - Stratford Walk ready to open
2015 - Assembling the new Stadium lights within the Stadium bowl
2015 - New Stadium roof progress
2015 - Start of construction of the Stadium Store
2015 - Carpenters Road Lock, dismantling "Newton's Cottage"
2015 - Chobham Manor construction
2015 - Glasshouse Gardens buildings starting to rise.
2017 - First-ever Community Guide Walk
2017 - Carpenters Road Lock restoration
2017 - Park Champions' visit to Here East MPC
2018 - New Stag beetle habitats in North Park
2018 - Restored Stitch almost ready to be opened
2018 - Park Champions open the restored Stitch
2019 - East Bank ground works
2019 - New H16 bridge being assembled in Park HQ car park
2019 - North/South Highway works
2019 - New H16 bridge after lifting into place
2019 - IQL Pavilion ground works
2020 - New H14 bridge awaiting installation
2020 - New Pavilion progressing well
2020 - New Clarnico Quay (later renamed as Hackney Bridge) development
2020 - Pool Street West development ground works
2020 - Marshgate 1 basement and ground works
2021 - Pool Street West (right) and Marshgate 1 (left) developments
2021 - New H14 road bridge from the West.
2021 - East Wick buildings with scaffolding removed
2021 - New Pavilion in the rain
2021 - East Village "sky bridge" nearing completion

February
2011 - Orbit begins construction
2011 - Aquatics Centre "wings" under construction
2011 - Stadium looking almost ready now
2012 - FINA Diving World Cup. A test event for the Aquatics Centre.
2012 - FINA Diving World Cup. A test event for the Aquatics Centre.
2012 - FINA Diving World Cup. A test event for the Aquatics Centre.
2013 - Disassembly of the Aquatics Centre "Wings" underway.
2013 - Disassembly of the Aquatics Centre "Wings" underway.
2013 - Water Polo Pool starting disassembly
2014 - Velodrome alongside Chobham Manor, where site clearance work is just starting
2014 - Spotty Bridge has been removed and construction is underway on the steps down from Mandeville Place to Carpenters Road
2014 - Mandeville Place orchard under construction
2015 - Lifting the first of the triangular "under-roof" lights into place in the Stadium
2015 - New Stadium Store framework is in place
2015 - New Stadium roof panels being installed
2015 - Footings in place for new Eastcross Bridge in the North Park.
2015 - Glasshouse Gardens buildings start to rise from the ground. No sign yet of the TfL building.
2016 - First parts of Chobham Manor are complete
2016 - Construction underway of the Community Running Track
2016 - Park Champions examine the Here East development as it nears completion
2016 - Park Champions looking out over the North park in what will become the Trampery at the Gantry in Here East.
2016 - Park Champions helping out at London Lions basketball games
2016 - Photoshoot for following year's "Parallel" event
2017 - Structural work on the Bobby Moore Primary School is almost finished
2017 - groundwork underway for the Bobby Moore Senior School
2017 - Half-term funfair in Stratford Waterfront
2018 - Park Champions visit the Here East theatre
2018 - Ground clearance work underway for the new Pavilion
2018 - A snowy Park
2018 - A snowy Park
2018 - A snowy Park
2019 - First East Wick buildings rise up
2019 - East Wick phase 1
2019 - East Bank groundwork progressing
2020 - North-South Highway used to link North and South of Park
2020 - Pavilion progressing well
2020 - Early days for UCL East's Pool Street West building
2020 - UCL East's Marshgate 1 building starting to rise out of its basement now
2021 - Info Point starting to be dwarfed by East Bank developments now
2021 - UCL East's Marshgate 1 building rising next to Orbit
2021 - Commemorative Blossom Grove under construction next to Alfred's Meadow.

March
2011 - Orbit under construction
2011 - Orbit under construction
2011 - Aquatics Centre "wings" nearing completion
2013 - Aquatics Centre "wings" being disassembled
2013 - Basketball Arena disassembly
2013 - Basketball Arena disassembly
2013 - Waterpolo Pool disassembly
2013 - Waterpolo Pool disassembly
2014 - Stratford Walk
2014 - South of the Park
2014 - Aquatics Centre groundworks complete
2014 - Aquatics Centre and Orbit, including the Aquatics Centre "History Tree" before the ring installation
2015 - "Since 9/11" installed
2015 - "Since 9/11" installed
2015 - Stadium Store construction progressing well
2015 - Stadium Roof progressing well
2015 - South wall of Here East removed
2015 - New Eastcross Bridge beams in place
2016 - Disabled Access Day, sighted guides
2016 - Sport Relief
2016 - Sport Relief
2016 - Cycling World Championships
2016 - Cycling World Championships
2017 - East Village building construction cover in place by Mace.
2017 - East Village building construction cover in place by Mace.
2017 - Manhattan Loft Gardens under construction behind the Mirror Labyrinth
2018 - Snow on the Park
2018 - Aquatics Centre icicles
2018 - East Village "Mace" buildings starting to have their shrouds removed
2018 - Rugby League international match
2019 - East Wick development
2019 - North/South Highway works
2019 - New H14 bridge assembled in Park HQ Car Park
2019 - Park Champions look after a school tour
2020 - Capri autonomous vehicle testing
2020 - Pool Street West ground works
2020 - Marshgate 1 development
2020 - East Bank development
2020 - Capri autonomous vehicle testing
2021 - Pool Street West still rising
2021 - Marshgate 1 getting its external panels
2021 - East Wick emerging from behind hoardings
2021 - Blossom Garden construction progressing
2021 - Blossom Garden construction progressing

Apr
2013 - Aquatics Centre "Wings" being removed
2013 - Dusk
2013 - Basketball Arena being removed
2013 - Timber Lodge under construction
2013 - Last of the Water Polo Pool structure being removed
2014 - Park fully re-opened
2014 - Fountains proved popular
2014 - East Village hedge scupltures by Stratford International
2014 - Park opening proved popular. View of Stratford Gate from Holiday Inn balcony
2015 - View of Stratford Gate from inside Gymbox
2015 - Greenhouse Gardens starting to rise
2015 - Off site visit - Eton Dorney rowing venue
2015 - Balloons in the Orbit
2015 - Mandeville Place still under construction
2015 - First shift of Park Champions in the Info Point
2015 - New Stadium roof nearing completion
2016 - Park Champions corralling Scouts for a tour of the Park
2016 - We got all sorts of lovely customers!
2016 - Slide under construction on the Orbit
2016 - Slide under construction on the Orbit
2017 - Bobby Moore Academy Primary School under construction
2017 - Bobby Moore Academy Senior School under construction
2017 - Info Point and Stitch from the Orbit
2017 - World Gardens - Europe
2018 - Very still Waterworks River reflects the tour boats
2018 - A very large group of visitors by the Aquatics Centre
2019 - East Bank groundworks
2019 - New pontoon on Waterworks River
2019 - Park blossoms
2019 - East Wick phase 1 building site
2019 - Dismantling the "temporary" stairs down from F10 bridge to riverside
2020 - California Poppies flowering at Carpenters Road Lock.
2020 - Pleasure Garden flowers
2020 - East Village construction

May
2011 - Orbit rising
2011 - South of the Park
2011 - Aquatics Centre "Wings" coverings nearly complete
2013 - Last few parts of the Aquatics Centre "Wings" being removed
2013 - Removal of the Eastern main spar from the Aquatics Centre
2013 - Removal of the Eastern main spar from the Aquatics Centre
2013 - Basketball Arena skeleton remains
2013 - Temporary bridge between Westfield Avenue and Waterpolo Pool still in place
2013 - Champions Festival ready for visitors
2014 - "Go Run For Fun" event on a wet day in May
2014 - "Go Run For Fun" event on a wet day in May
2015 - Starting the removal of the Stitch to build the TfL and FCA buildings
2015 - California Poppy bank
2015 - Replacement Eastcross Bridge under construction
2015 - Cranes in place to build TfL offices
2015 - First funfair on Stratford Waterfront
2015 - Mandeville Place Pavilion nearing completion
2016 - LEN European Aquatics Championships
2016 - Stadium Store gets West Ham branding
2017 - Park being used for advertising cars
2017 - Carpenters Road Lock radial gate being installed
2017 - Carpenters Road Lock gates and motors installed
2017 - Shell Make The Future Live event
2017 - Shell Make The Future Live event
2017 - New Stadium bridge tents for security and ticket checks
2018 - Hackney Half-Marathon
2018 - Stadium ready for Rolling Stones concert
2018 - Rolling Stones concert
2019 - East Bank groundworks
2019 - New H14 (Monier Road Bridge) being assembled in Park HQ car park
2019 - New H16 footbridge in place
2019 - East Wick phase 1 construction underway
2019 - North/South Highway construction
2020 - Knights' Bridge red hot pokers
2020 - North/South Highway *still* under construction
2020 - HMRC, FCA and Cancer Research buildings from Westfield Avenue