Camelford 1905

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Camelford in 1905 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 small market town of Camelford, founded by Earl Richard of Cornwall, brother of Henry III, in the mid-13th century. The town itself is covered, along with the outlying hamlets of Treclago, Pencarrow, Valley Truckle, Fenteron, Trevia, Jetwells, Trewen, Hendra. Features include the Workhouse, River Camel, High Street, Town Hall, Fore Street, Outground Mill, Grammar School. (Note that the station is not on the map.) On the reverse are 1910 directories for Camelford & Llanteglos-by-Camelford. 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.