This unit's character dates mostly to the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Current land use falls firmly within the 'suburban commercial core' HEC Type with a high proportion of early 20th century public houses with good surviving frontages and a few terraced retail shops. This area of Rotherham saw much light to medium scale industry behind the street frontages in this period however the decline of this sector during the 20th century has led to economic deprivation of the area. This polygon includes retail premises, a telephone exchange building and buildings identified by Jessop and May (2004) as being principally of medium to high historic potential. Early maps show burgage plots throughout this polygon.