Hyde Park flats were originally conceived of as one scheme with the nearby Park Hill flats. They were completed in 1966 and differed slightly to Park Hill. There was no ground floor access to the decks as at Park Hill and fewer social facilities were provided. Unlike Park Hill, the original tenants were drawn from all over the city, whereas at Park Hill a concerted effort was made to re-house communities together. The blocks were emptied in 1989, refurbished and used as the competitors village during the World Student games in 1991. They were re-let following this event. The central block has been demolished and only two lower blocks remain. These have both been reclad. The whole scheme has been heavily modified. See Harman & Minnis 2004, 207-212 and Hey 1998, 232-233 for more information. Prior to the flats, the site consisted predominantly of back-to-back and courtyard houses. These are depicted on the 1st edition OS map of 1855. The area is also shown as heavily developed on the Taylor map of 1832. The Fairbanks plan of 1808, however, shows the area at the very south-eastern edge of the developed town. The 1795 Fairbanks plan shows the area consisting of fields which were probably enclosed in a piecemeal fashion from Sheffield Park. Legibility is invisible as the past types are not discernible and the flats have been heavily modified unlike Park Hill.