The 1851 OS plan of this area shows gas works, lime kilns and a brewery on this site. By 1893 most of the site was covered by gas production and storage plant. The site is currently occupied by a gas distribution facility. This area was probably within the bounds of Sheffield Deer Park until disparkment (probably in the 17th century) and conversion to agricultural use. Fairbanks' 1795 map of Sheffield shows a wavy edged riverside plot in this area, possibly an area of meadow within the floodplain of the River Don.