The two ends of this street which leads out of the town to the west were very different to each other in 1911.

The eastern end of the street was built up illegally in the early 19th Century along the Oakham Turnpike Road. These were small houses built by speculators of yellow brick or coursed rubble.

The western part of the street was a new smart suburb and was only just being developed at the beginning of the 20th Century. There were substantial houses like St John’s Rectory and The Cottage. There was also a steam laundry at the junction with Roman Bank.