Redeveloped as housing since 2001 following archaeological desk based assessment and recording of remains of an early 19th century shipyard. The area lies to the north bank of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. This channel dates to 1793-1802 and was built to provide access between the Don and the Trent for "craft of up to 200 tons" (Davies 1998, 5). This area lies south of the raised glacial island of sands and gravel on which Thorne stands (British Geological Survey Mapping) in an area of alluvium. The area appears to have been converted from common land (depicted by Jefferys in 1775) to a strict new enclosure layout by the enclosure award of 1825 (Haywood plan). The placename "Horse Fair Green" is associated on the enclosure plan with this area - indicating that this area was prior to this enclosure utilised as such. The area of Horse Fair Green was separated from the main area of the town by the 'Boating Dyke' a post-medieval drainage channel used to transport peat turves to the river Don (Davies 1998, 11). The enclosure plan marks this land as "Proprietors of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal" (Haywood 1825). Fragmentary legibility of gates to former dry dock (and outline of the dock which appears to have been retained) which were recorded by archaeological consultants in 2001 (Badcock 2001). A 'Rope Walk' depicted on a 19th century engraving of this site, sitting within a former village ' croft' is depicted on 1997 aerial photography as a pathway but was destroyed by this development.