Bearwood in 1903 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 Bearwood & Rotton areas, west of Birmingham & south of Smethwick. Coverage stretches from Warley Road & Abbey Road eastward to Rotton Park Road, & from Edith Road southward to Hagley Road. Features include Thimblemill Pool, Lightwoods, Old King`s Head pub, St Mary`s church, Bell House, stretch of LNWR Harborne Branch with Rotton Park Road & Hagley Road stations, Upper Edgbaston Reservoir, canal feeder, etc. On the reverse are street directory extracts for Bearwood Road, Gillott Road, Lightwood`s Road, Poplar Avenue & Poplar Road. The map
Includes:: parts of Warwickshire sheet 13.07 & Worcestershire sheet 5.07. 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.