A group of houses which marks the beginning of the development of the colliery villages on the concealed coalfield of Nottinghamshire. It dates from the early years of this century. (1)
Constructed for the Bolsover company's Rufford Colliery in the 1910's. (2)
The planning and architectural details were similar to the Bolsover complany's previous undertaking in Mansfield at Forest Town; a grid of approximately 128 cottage style houses between First and Fourth Avenue, with frnt and back gardens and occasional variation marked with facing gables, pantiles and dog toothed lintels supporting the chimney stacks at end terraces. It is likely that, like Forest Town, these houses were designed by Percy Bond Houfton with a rear pan closet toilet and no bathroom. (3)
There are short rows of brick terrace properties, positioned eaves on to road except for corner properties, 2storey, some alterations have occurred e.g. facades have been rendered, with gardens back and front, some rows built slightly forward from the others. (4)

<1> Smith DM, 1965, The Industrial Archaeology of the East Midlands, p 275 (Published document). SNT1304.

<2> Palmer M & Neaverson P, 1992, Industrial Landscapes of the East Midlands, p 105 (Monograph). SNT5.

<3> Chris Matthews, 2022, Model Villages of the Nottinghamshire Coalfield (Published document). SNT5309.

<4> Mansfield District Council, 2004, Mansfield District Council Local List (Published document). SNT5967.