
Birmingham Saltley in 1902 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-eastern area of Birmingham which
Includes:: much of Nechells, Saltley & Washwood Heath. Coverage stretches from Bloomsbury Street eastward to Washwood Heath, & from Aston Church Road southward to St Saviour`s church & Couchman Road. The major feature are the Saltley Railway Carriage & Wagon Works, which dominate the centre of the map. Other features include Midland Railway with engine sheds, Saltley station, carriage works; Saltley Gas Works, City Gas Works, Birmingham & Warwick Jct Canal, River Rea, New Charford Works, LNWR Aston & Stechford Line, St Mark`s church, St Saviour`s church, LNWR Grand Junction line with Vauxhall station & carriage shed, St Joseph`s RC church, Saltley Junction, St Anne`s church, Nechells Chemical Works, canal reservoir, many cramped terraces & back-to-backs in the Vauxhall area, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Alum Road Road, Cato Street, Great Francis Street, Highfield Road & Washwood Heath. 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.