
Derby North in 1899 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. 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. In this title: the map covers the northern part of Derby, stretching from Victoria Street northward to West Drive & Old Chester Road, & from Agard Street eastward to Chaddesden Hill. Features include stretch of Midland Railway, North Junction, South Junction, goods depot, GNR Derbyshire Extension line, River Derwent, St Werburgh's church, Market Place & much of city centre, Exeter Bridge, Cattle Market, Peel Foundry, Derby Canal, County Cricket Ground, Race Course, Grand Stand Hotel, Chaddesden Works, Britannia Foundry, St Mary's Bridge, tramways, Friary, Strutts Park, Little Chester, Nottingham Road station, several works alongside river, County Hall etc. On the reverse are 1891 street directory entries for Albert Street, Bridgegate, Curzon Street, Derwent Street, Iron Gate, Market Place, Nottingham Road, Queen Street, Sadler Gate, St Mary's Gate, Str&, Victoria Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25