This area of Neepsend Gas works first developed as an expansion of the existing gas works to the east in the 1930s. The north of this site is still used for gas storage and distribution but the south of the site has been reused as garages and light industry. Historically this area is part of a possible town field 'Farfield' to the west of Neepsend Hamlet. This polygon fossilises the boundaries of two piecemeal enclosures (shown on the 1808 Fairbanks plan of 'The Town of Sheffield') which may have been created from enclosing parcels of strips. This area appears from the 1851 OS to have been used as orchards.