The allotments are first depicted on the 1934 OS map and at the time share the polygon with the Klondyke Brickworks. The brickworks eventually closes leaving the allotments to dominate the character. Prior to the brickworks, the area is rural in character. The 1st edition OS map of 1855 shows a pattern of strip fields that is still largely present at the end of the 19th century, though some boundaries have been lost. The strip fields were probably enclosed from the medieval open fields of Wadsley. Legibility is invisible.