These roads were first laid out for development following the purchase of Meersbrook Park by Sheffield Corporation in 1886 and the consequent redrawing of its boundaries. This area was originally entirely within the private parkland as laid out after the diversion of Derbyshire Lane in 1808 (see HSY 2041) that followed the turnpike creation of Chesterfield Road to the south in 1795 (Smith 1997). Derbyshire Lane originally ran from the Park Lodge (at approximately the junction of Meersbrook Park Road and Chesterfield Road). This old route is clearly shown passing directly from this point to both Meersbrook and Carfield Houses before rejoining the present route some where in the area of the present junction between Norton Lees Road and Derbyshire Lane. The northern boundary of the park is less certain - the Meersbrook seems a likely northern limit although the 1877 OS 25 inch survey of Derbyshire shows a number of enclosures to the north of this polygon. These may be survivals from the pre designed landscape, however, the surviving building shown on this map to the ESE of the lodge in the works building at 39-41 Meersbrook Park Works may be a farmstead related to these fields. The present buildings in the polygon are mostly large late Victorian, Edwardian semi detached and terraced villas with many status embellishments such as two storey bay windows, porches, railings, front gardens and barge boards. Meersbrook Park Road and Binfield Road retain street trees characteristic of Sheffield's higher class suburbs. Fragmentary legibility of earlier landscape in the important surviving building at 39-41 Meersbrook Park Road. Meersbrook Vestry Hall built 1903-4 listed in Harman and Minnis, 2004 p241, included within this polygon.