Glasgow Green in 1892 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 is centred on Glasgow Green but also
Includes:: parts of the Gorbals, Hutcheson Town & Bridgeton. Gorbals Cross is in the top left corner & coverage stretches eastward to Baltic Street & Bridgeton station, & southward to Polmadie House & Arthur Street. Features include the Southern Necropolis, Hutcheson Square, Gorbals Ropeworks, Gushetfaulds Goods Yard, Springfield Print Works, Bridgeton Cross, Rutherglen Bridge Factory, Newhall Factory, gasworks, Barrowfield Park football ground, Dalmarnock Factory, Bridgeton & Bridgeton Cross stations, Brookside Factory, tramways, Govan Iron Works, etc. Street directory extracts for Canning Street, M` Neil Street, Rutherglen Road, Wellington Street South & Greenhead Street are 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.