Endcliffe House was acquired by the University in 1923, extended and renamed Halifax Hall. The other halls were added from the early 1960s and now dominate the landscape. Earnshaw and Sorby Halls were built on land occupied by Endcliffe Grange. Endcliffe House was constructed in 1838. Prior to this the land consisted of fields on the edge of Crookes Moor that were probably enclosed in a piecemeal fashion Legibility of earlier middle class park design suburbs is partial. Nb. Most 1960s features of this landscape demolished 2006. As of 2007 building underway of new student village [DJR 08/03/2007].