Sedgley North East And Deepfields 1901

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Sedgley North East & Deepfields in 1901 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the north-east of Sedgley, extending eastward to Hurst Hill, Upper Ettingshall, & northward to Cinder Hill, Woodcross & Deepfields. Features include Mount Pleasant, tramways, Beacon Court, St Mary`s church, Priorfield Colliery, Breen Rhydding Colliery (disused), Ettingshall Colliery, Ward`s Meadow Colliery, short stretch of LNWR Stour Valley Line, Birmingham Canal, Beaconhill Quarry, Spring Vale Colliery, old coal shafts, etc. A 1912 directory of Coseley is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.