Bristol Fishponds 1902

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Bristol Fishponds 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 Fishponds, Ridgeway, Upper Eastville & Mayfield Park areas of Bristol. Features include tramways, Midland Railway with Stapleton (later Fishponds) station, Kingswood Junction, Hollybrook Brick Works, Chester Park area, Atlas Locomotive Works, Weighing Machine Works, Clay Hill, brick works, Greenbank Cemetery, St Mary`s church, St John`s Mission Church, Ridgeway Park Cemetery, Ridgeway House, part of Eastville Park, Clay Bottom, etc. An 1894 directory of Fishponds is on the reverse 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.