Aberdare East & Cwmbach 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 the eastern part of Aberdare around Lewis Street, extending eastward to Cwmbach, & northward to Ty-draw Place. Features include Abergwawr Colliery, Cwmbach, Upper Dyffryn Colliery (disused), Lletty-Shenkin Quarry, stretch of Taff Vale Railway, Cwmbach Pit (disused), old inclines, Tunnel Pit (disused), Ynys-cynon House, Crichton Drift, disused Aberdare Canal, etc. An Aberdare commercial directory, entries Ow to Z, 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.