This area has been open land without any large buildings since the early 1960s when it was cleared of mid 19th century back to back courts. These appear to have grown as speculative developments by a landowner creating grid iron developments on previously agricultural land. This area is shown on early maps as the southern extent of the 'Spital Field' (possible former open field. The place name Spital indicates the possibility of a medieval hospital in this general area. Brunswick Road where it crosses this polygon takes the route of a track shown on the 1808 Fairbanks "A Map of the Town of Sheffield" and named on the 1851 OS map as 'Tomcross Lane". This may well have begun its life as a track between the strips of the former Spital Field. It is currently bounded by 'Crozzle' topped walls (Aitchison 2002 site 67). Fragmentary but characterful survival of traditional Sheffield walling using industrial by-product from cementation process.