A recreation ground consisting of an open green space, putting and bowling greens and a playground. It was first surveyed in 1968 and depicted on the 1973 6 inch OS map. The Gleadless estate was designed by the city architect, J.L. Womersley. It was constructed in the late 1950s/ early 1960s in response to an urgent need for housing following world war 2. The buildings on the estate make full use of the topography of the area and continuity is implied through the retention of local names for each neighbourhood. On completion, the estate was described as 'Mediterranean in appearance'. Prior to the recreation ground, the area consisted of fields. The Norton parish enclosure award of 1815 shows this area as being enclosed from Hemsworth common. Legibility is invisible.