A well developed shopping area along the western part of Ecclesall Road. Initially the area developed residentially, in tandem with the Broom Hall Park estate. The terraced housing was eventually reused as shops giving the area its current commercial character. The housing is first depicted on the 1905 25 inch OS map. Prior to housing the area consisted of fields, probably with the character of valley floor meadows given the location at the base of the Porter Valley. Legibility is fragmentary as the shops former residential use is apparent in many cases.