An area of terraced housing on Tapton Hill and Stephen Hill thath developed along Manchester Road. The houses are shown as mostly constructed on the 1893 25 inch OS map. Prior to this the area is largely rural, being dominated by fields with the characteristics of piecemeal enclosure. The row housing along Benty Lane (especially that conjoined with 'The Sportsman' public House may be related to the mid 19th century 'Hallam Colliery' the site of which lies c.200m to the north west (location and date of mine from Gill 2007b). Legibility is invisible.