Birmingham Central in 1913 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. Four versions for this area in the heart of Birmingham have been published, showing how it changed across the years. Coverage stretches from Summer Row eastward to Watery Lane, & from Prospect Row southward to Moseley Street; Market Hall Ward & St Bartholomew`s Ward are included. The features include New Street station, Snow Hill station, Curzon Street Goods station, General Hospital, Smithfield Market, Midland Railway Goods Depot, St Philip`s church, Old Wharf Basin, Town Hall, Central Library, St Mary`s church, St Thomas church, Bordesley station, Warwick & Birmingham Canal, Banbury Street Wharf, Deritend, St Martin`s church, St Bartholomew`s church, Lawley Street Goods station (at edge of map), St Paul`s church, many small factories & workshops (e.g. Looking Glass Manufactory, Carriage Works, Vinegar Brewery, etc). On the reverse of each map we are extracts from a 1907 street directory. The 1888 version is from the beautiful h&-coloured editions of some of the 1st Edition OS maps. The 1902-11 map is taken from the interesting Inland Revenue ` Special Edition`, basically a 1902 revision with partial revision to 1911. 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. ...

This guide contains afternoon rides designed around the city parkl&, canals & countryside of Birmingham. Avoiding cars wherever possible, these 20 rides explore unexpected green nooks & sights of interest in & around Birmingham. Easy rides are listed for children & beginners, & offroad rides for mountain bikers. There are also listings of cafes & pubs en route, & all the ride instructions are accompanied with detailed mapping. This book provides the information to enable you to: visit the Jewellery Quarter & Aston Hall by bike; carve a car-free figure-of-eight round the central canals; pedal round the two towers; explore the parkland corridors of the suburbs; mountain bike the Lickey; Clent & Waseley Hills; collect towpath miles on the Main Line & Dudley waterways; find the green trails in north Wolverhampton; & do the Curly Wyrley round Walsall. ...

Birmingham East in 1888 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. Two versions have been published for this area, covering the eastern side of Birmingham & stretching from St Andrew`s Road eastward to Blakeland Street, & from St Saviour`s Road southward to Grange Road. Features include the Bordesley Green area, Little Bromwich, Adderley Park, St Andrew`s church, LNWR railway with Adderley Park station, Gloucester Junction, St Andrew`s Junction, Britannia Works, Midland Works (carriage & wagon works), Saltley Training College, Wolseley car works, Union Paper Mill, Little Green Lane area, Saltley Reformatory etc. On the reverse are extracts from early directories. The 1888 version is in colour, taken from the OS 1st Edition h&-coloured map. 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. ...

Birmingham East in 1901 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. Two versions have been published for this area, covering the eastern side of Birmingham & stretching from St Andrew`s Road eastward to Blakeland Street, & from St Saviour`s Road southward to Grange Road. Features include the Bordesley Green area, Little Bromwich, Adderley Park, St Andrew`s church, LNWR railway with Adderley Park station, Gloucester Junction, St Andrew`s Junction, Britannia Works, Midland Works (carriage & wagon works), Saltley Training College, Wolseley car works, Union Paper Mill, Little Green Lane area, Saltley Reformatory etc. On the reverse are extracts from early directories. The 1888 version is in colour, taken from the OS 1st Edition h&-coloured map. 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. ...

Birmingham Greenways Cycle Map at 1:30, 000 showing 150 miles of traffic-free cycling paths around Birmingham & the Black Country. With central Birmingham on both sides of the map, coverage extends to Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Barnt Green, Halesowen, Dudley & Bilston. Highlighting for the routes indicates off-road/towpath sections, off-road poorer surface, paths adjacent to a main road, & linking routes, as well as points where special care or dismounting is required. Symbols show locations of various facilities & places of interest, & given the number of canals within this area, information

Includes:: canal locks, boat hire or trips, & watersport facilities. The map has lines at 500m with coordinates of the British National Grid & has an index of tourist attractions & heritage sites. The centre of Birmingham is shown in greater detail at 1:15, 000 approx, with more facilities such as pubs, car parks, etc. The map is surrounded by colour photos & descriptions of places of interest, plus general notes about the history of the area.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Birmingham from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Walsall, Solihull & Redditch. Edition A2; Publication date August 2008 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Birmingham in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Aston, Edgbaston, Handsworth, Harborne, Moseley, Oldbury, Smethwick, West Bromwich & Yardley Wood. Each Past & Present map consists of four panels, all centred on a city or a town & covering exactly the same 15km x 15km area. Three of the panels reproduce Ordnance Survey

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Birmingham Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

Birmingham's clearest mapping in a handy, pocket-sized format. Quick to navigate & conveniently sized to carry with you around the city, the easy-to-read large scale map

Includes:: NCP car parks & one-way streets, public toilets, pubs, hotels, petrol stations & public buildings, as well as an index of all streets & places of interest. Fully revised & updated, Pocket Map Birmingham is all you need to keep you on the move in Birmingham.

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Birmingham Premier Wall Map, size 121 x 96cm, *paper version*, from Geographers` A-Z Map Company designed to cover the city within its administrative boundaries, with a separate comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, service areas, stations, & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The city is covered at 3.4 inches to 1 mile (1:18, 635), with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater clarity at 6.8 inches to 1 mile (1:9, 318). Coverage
Includes:: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Oldbury, Reddicap Heath, Smethwick, Solihull, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yardley Wood & Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. Current edition of this title was published in 2010. The plans show A & B roads, plus longer street annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. One way traffic, restricted access, pedestrianized streets, selected car parks & Park & Ride facilities are marked. Railway stations are shown with names. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, industrial buildings, hospitals or healthcare, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. The map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries, plus national grid lines. The index is in a separate booklet &

Includes:: a list of hospitals, walk-in medical centres & hospices.* This title is also available encapsulated or as a folded map.


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