
Halifax North West in 1931 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. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover the north-western part of Halifax, including Ovenden & Pellon Wards. Coverage stretches from Queens Road westward to Royles Head Reservoir & from Victoria Cattle Market northward to Wheatley Dye Works & part of Wheatley itself. Features include Ryburne Mills, Hanson Lane, Battinson Road, Halifax High Level Branch & Pellon station, Snake Hill Wood, Brackenbed Brewery, Halifax Barracks, Highroad Well, Albert Reservoir, New Pellon, Mount Pellon, Brackenbed Grange, Blackwood Mill, disused racecourse, Ruston Works, Norton Tower, Warley Edge, Highroad Well Moor, Dodgson Wood, Ovenden Wood Brewery, etc. On the reverse of the 1905 map are street directory entries for Queen`s Road, Spring Hall Lane, Stretchgate Lane & Sutcliffe Street; on the 1931 version are contemporary street directory entries for Albert Drive/ Road, High Road Well Lane, Moor End Road, Pellon New Road & Sping Hall Lane. 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.