Abingdon in 1910 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. Abingdon was the county town of Berkshire until 1867; today, however, since reorganisation in 1874, it is regarded as part of Oxfordshire. The town centre, with a group of streets around the Market Place, is in the centre of the map. Coverage extends west along Ock Street & Marcham Road to the Isolation Hospital, north along Bath Street & Faringdon Road to St Helen`s School; north-east along Vineyard Street to the Workhouse; south-east across Abingdon Bridge to Andersey Island; south-west to Caldecott Bridge. Other features include the River Ock, River Thames or Isis, Tower Brewery, Albert Park, Spring Grove parchment works, cemetery, railway terminus, High Street, malthouses, Grammar School, Abbey House. On the reverse is a directory of Abingdon in 1891, plus a GWR timetable for the Abingdon Branch. 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.