Great Yarmouth 1904

Great Yarmouth in 1904 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. Yarmouth and Gorleston area is covered by four maps. GREAT YARMOUTH NORTH map covers the northern part of Yarmouth from St Nicholas church northward. Features include Vauxhall station, Runham Vauxhall, Workhouse, Old and New Cemeteries, Beach station, Breydon Viaduct, St Nicholas church, Old Recreation Ground, Falcon Brewery, tramways, railway approaches, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Vauxhall Bridge, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a directory re councillors and public establishments. This GREAT YARMOUTH map covers the centre of Yarmouth, stretching from St Nicholas Road
and Priory Plain southward to the Royal Naval Hospital, and from the coast inland to the Midland & Gt Northern railway (but note that the main station is north of this map). Features include the River Yare, East Suffolk line with station, Southtown, Cobholm Island, Market Place, King Street, St Georges Park, Britannia Pier, The Jetty, Wellington Pier, Winter Gardens, tramways, Town Hall, South Quay, railway lines along quay. A major feature is the extraordinary range of narrow yards, streets and rows in what was the medieval centre - many of these disappeared during bombing in World War II. On the reverse directory extracts lists the private residents A to H. YARMOUTH SOUTH and GORLESTON NORTH map continues coverage southward to Gorleston Priory. Features here include the
Royal Artillery Barracks, Nelson`s Monument, South Beach, Fish Wharf, Southtown Common, Gorleston North station, Malthouse Quay, Otter`s Farm, northern part of Gorleston High Street, etc. Coverage extends west into countryside and Bradwell House and Gapton Hall. Yarmouth directory entries H to Z are on the reverse. GORLESTON map shows the centre of Gorleston, with coverage continuing south to Gorleston-on-Sea station. Features include St Andrew`s church, South Pier, lighthouses at harbour entrance, Cliff Hotel, Brush Quay, West Quay, Ballast Quay, High St, Pier Plain, Lowestoft Road, cemetery, Shrubland Farm, isolation hospital. A directory of Gorleston on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland
are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.