Coombeswood 1914

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Coombeswood in 1914 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 part of the Halesowen hamlets of Hill, Cakemore & Coombeswood. Coverage stretches from Lewis Lane eastward to Ridgacre Road, & from Maltmill Lane southward to Furnace Lane. Features include a short stretch of the GWR Netherton & Halesowen line, The Furnace, Heywood Forge with mineral railway, Mucklow Hill, Greenhill Farm, Long Lane area, Coombeswood Tube Works, Gorsty Hill, Cockshot, Olivehill Farm, Haggs Farm, Coombes Wood Colliery, Dudley Canal, etc. On the reverse is a section of the 1st Edition 1883 map for the Mucklow Hill area westward to The Furnace. 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.