Within an area of Victorian grid iron terraces (HSY1864) developed from the 1870s and mostly completed by the end of the 19th century. Together these polygons form a significantly legible late 19th century group. The Sufi Centre was built as Abbeydale Primitive Methodist Church in 1891-3. "Red Brick Gothic with a prominent rounded corner turret" (Harman and Minnis 2004, p230) The 1851 60 inch to the mile OS depicts this area as the Club Gardens, Fenton Villa Gardens and Abbeydale Road Gardens. The Club Gardens are depicted as early as 1808 and represent a likely example of the type of early workers' garden discussed by Flavell (2003). No known evidence of open field agriculture this side of London Road - presumed piecemeal enclosure.