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In the mid Nineteenth Century the South Docks facilities were growing at an alarming rate. Whereas the Hendon area was generally an unhealthy area, having inadequate drainage and poor facilities compared with the Parish of Sunderland. In 1867 the boundary of the Sanitary Authority was extended to cover the Hendon area and in doing so the1851 Improvement Act could then be implemented in the area.

Mainsforth Terrace was the first street to be built. Three cottages developed by the Universal Building Society was to be the start of the Hendon estate.

Many of the streets were named after landowners and the wealthy.

Hunter Terrace was so named because it was built on the land owned by Mr. C.W.Hunter.

Politics also played a part such as the naming of Peel Street  -  Sir Robert Peel , who made goverment funds available including £750 towards the start up costs of Mowbray Park.

Others were named after well known people  such as Nelson Court after Lord Nelson, probably our most famous Admiral.