Hebden Bridge 1905

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Hebden Bridge in 1905 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 covers Hebden Bridge & continues north-east to the hamlet of Chisley. Most of Hebden Bridge town is shown & features here include railway station, Rochdale Canal, Calder Mill, Bank Foot Bridge, Hanging Royd House, Nutclough Works, Machpelah, Birchcliffe, Foster Mill, Fairfield, May Royd Mill, Wood End, Owler Bank, Hebden Water, etc. The village of Heptonstall is in the top left corner, with St Thomas church. Eastward is Chisley, with Acre Mill, & south of this is Little Moor, with scattered cottages & the Mount Skip Inn. On the reverse is a commercial directory of the town in 1901. 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.