These roads were laid out c1860 by the Meersbrook Land Society (Harman and Minnis 2004, 237) and a majority of the plots as set out were developed by 1891. Buildings exhibit the variety of forms and spacious plots typical of Land Society developments (ibid, 282). Estate given a unified feel by an adherence to a common building line by the individual developers. Polygon includes the Meersbrook Bowling Club of 1875 "Extensive clubrooms in a heavy Italianate style, quite unlike anything else in the city" (ibid, 240). This area may well have been chosen due to its steeply sloping ground, which affords wide views of Meersbrook Park and the Meersbrook valley. The 1851 OS shows a probably much reduced 'Spring Wood' amongst probable assarted enclosures. Southern boundary of polygon is the historic boundary of Yorkshire at the Meersbrook. Fragmentary legibility as a result.