'The Moor' shopping area. Built from 1955- 1970 (Harman and Minnis) this area was completely redeveloped with large 3-4 storey blocks uniformly faced in Portland stone. Until at least the mid 1950s the former edges of Sheffield Little Moor were fossilised on the ground by the lines of Porter Street, Button Lane and Moore Street. These outlines were largely erased by the construction in the late 1950s to early 1960s of the Civic Circle of Arundel Gate, Fitzalan Gate and Charter Row. The former lines of these streets have been used to form the edges of this polygon, however they are no longer visible in the current townscape. The current character of this polygon is continued until Arundel Gate, Furnival Gate and Charter Row. The area developed from the 1780s onwards, on a grid plan fitted within the former common grazing area, with South Street (renamed 'The Moor') defined from the start as a wide arterial boulevard. OS maps from 1851 - 1938 show a complex and high density mix of broad character types including high density residential terracing (both 'back to back' and 'through' types), institutional (particularly a large Methodist Chapel) and industrial types (a number of likely metal trades workshops ranging in size from domestic units to small courtyard type works). 'The Moor' preserves its historic dimensions, but the rear service streets do not fossilise the earlier street layout - giving this area only fragmentary legibility.