The main stimulus for the development of these terraces was the creation of a tramway terminus at Nether Edge Market (to the east of this polygon) built in 1899 (see HSY 1877). The earliest of the streets is Violet Bank Road, built in the grounds of Violet Bank House between 1891 and 1905 (OS data) . The remaining housing (built following the demolition of Violet Bank House) was built along Machon Bank Road (a pre-existing ancient route along which there were scattered buildings present by 1851), and the newly laid out roads: Briar Road, Raven Road, Ladysmith Avenue, Barkers Road and Edgebrook Road. Ladysmith Avenue and Edgebrook Road are of particular interest architecturally being attractive and well preserved (SCC 2002). The strong design of these terraces contributes to the setting of 'The Edge', a late 18th century gentrified house with a five bay brick front (Harman and Minnis 2004, p234) Edwardian suburban development. Partial legibility of older route.