Glasgow Central 1909

Product Description

Central Glasgow in 1909 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. Three versions have been published for this area. Coverage stretches from West Nile Street westward to Kelvinhaugh Street & Overnewton Square, & from Renfrew Street southward to Houston Street & Wallace Street. Features include Sauchiehall Street, Blythswood Square, Central Station, Queens Dock North & South Basins, Stobcross Goods station, Charing Cross station, Cranston Hill, Finnieston, Anderston, Stobcross Quay, Lancefield Quay, Anderston Quay, Passenger Wharf. Features south of the Clyde include Kingston Dock, Springfield Quay, Clyde Place Quay, General Terminus Quay, Plantation, Plantation Quay, Mavisbank Quay, tramways & depot, east part of Princes Dock, etc. Street directory extracts are on the reverse; in the 1893 edition including Berkeley Street, Blythswood Square, Cadogan Street, Clyde Street, Stobcross Street & Union Street; in the 1934 edition including Bridge Street, Carlton Place, Cadogan Street, Stobcross Street & Union Street. 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.