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That last picture of a climbing frame from 1942 wasn't much different from ones I played on as a kid in the 1970's: https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-1970s-hist

• benj111 4y ago
  Yes it seemed to change around the 90s in the UK. My local roundabout was a flat metal thing 3 ft off the ground with only tarmac to cushion the fall, and the slide must have been 18 ft tall. The monkey bars were more than tall enough for an adult, again with the same tarmac. And the tarmac was ancient with loose gravel, so you got stones embedded in your grazes. Them were the days!
• wink 4y ago
  Yeah, we didn't have exactly those in the 80s, but more with planks and ropes (think low-level tree houses). I've not had a good look at playgrounds the last few years (none where I usually go for a walk), but the ones in my childhood weren't as tall like in the last pictures, but tall enough that I sprained my ankle when jumping down... one day before my first day at school.
  • gadders 4y ago
    A few of the ones I visited when my daughter was in the correct age range (about 10 years ago) all have soft tarmac substitute around them that looks like it's made from recycled rubber (this is on top of changes to the actual equipment).