
Banbury in 1881 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: two maps for Banbury have been published, showing how the town changed across the years. These detailed maps cover the centre & eastern side of Banbury. Coverage stretches from St Mary's church, the High Street & Dashwood House eastward to Grimsbury, & beyond that open fields & the county boundary. Features include the GWR & LNWR stations, Britannia Works, Oxford Canal, Market Place, Bridge Street, Town Hall, Broad Street, Cherwell Works, corn mill, tweed manufactory. In Grimsbury features include St Leonard's church, Middleton Road, Causeway, West Street, Railway Terrace. The 1881 version is double-sided &
Includes:: part of adjacent sheet 5.12, covering the western part of the town, including Banbury Cross, Horse Fair, South Bar Street, Wood GFreen, Neithrop, Workhouse etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25