Cleckheaton 1905

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Cleckheaton 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 northern half of Cleckheaton, extending from the station & St John`s church northward to Hunsworth Mills, & from West End Park eastward to Spen Upper. Features include the LYR Cleckheaton Branch, Providence Place, Victoria Mills, The Prospect, cemetery, Waterfield Mill, Water Lane Mill, Spring Field Mills, Spen Mills, LNWR Heaton Lodge & Wortley line with station at Spen Bank, Spen House, Round Hill, Merchant Fields, Hunsworth Mills Bridge, disused Cleckheaton Colliery, Exchange Mills, Moorland Mills, Scandinavia Mills, Spen Valley Chemical Works, Flatt Lane Chemical Works, etc. An 1889 directory 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.