Amble in 1896 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. 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. In this title: the map covers the small coastal town of Amble, where the population rose from 247 in 1831 to 4, 428 by 1901. It had become a significant port for coal export, & there was also a brick works on the quayside. Features include the town centre, railway & station, wagonway, harbour (called Warkworth Harbour, but note the map does not include Warkworth itself), High Street, coastguard station, salt works, Amble Links. On the reverse there is a backing map which
Includes:: the North Pier, together with a directory of Amble in 1890. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25