The anarchic Punch ‘n’ Judy show would have been playing out in the foreground. At the back, left of the digger, the horsemeat carousel would have been twirling at dizzying speed. And to the right, those imperious, towering JCBs would have been locked in their frozen fandango.

Now, four months on, it’s as though none of it ever existed at all.

Banksy’s Dismaland exhibition attracted close to 200,000 people to Weston’s former Tropicana pool last August and September as Weston temporarily became ‘the centre of the contemporary art universe’.

The exhibition’s five-week run is estimated to have helped pump £20million into the town’s economy, and has since been credited with helping to revitalise Weston’s creative scene.

But, as this picture by Mercury reader Peter Barrington shows, physical traces of the dystopian theme park are now few and far between.

Part of the reason for that is that many of the artworks on display were simply on loan from other collections around the world and have since been returned, while others have been snapped up by art lovers with bucket loads of cash to spare.

Another key factor, though, is that site owner North Somerset Council has since sanctioned a further six-figure outlay to bring the building up to the standard required to host other events.

Earlier this month, executive councillor David Pasley gave contractors Graham Facilities Management the green light to begin work filling in the former pool and resurfacing the floor. New toilets will also be added.

This comes on top of work in the autumn to ensure the indoor area – employed as a gallery space during Dismaland’s run – was fit to host a successful series of children’s theatre productions over Christmas.

Another new addition to the site for the year ahead will be a new-look visitor information centre operated by Weston Town Council.

The centre will operate in the centre of the building’s frontage – to the north of The Bay café, in the area occupied by the cardboard ‘security checkpoint’ during Dismaland – and is expected to be up and running from May.

Further work is going on behind the scenes as council leaders look for a long-term way to use the building.

The most likely scenario is that it will be further utilised as an events space, which could see it hosting more exhibitions, music events and theatrical performances.