Helston in 1906 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 double-sided to give maximum coverage. The main map covers the centre of Helston, extending to the south & east. The town centre is in the top left corner & features here include St Michael`s church, Coinagehall Street, Cross Street, Castle Green, Wendron Street, Meneage Street, Market House, Workhouse. Coverage continues south along Meneage Road to Whitehill, with All Saints church, cemetery, & to Nansloe & Nansloe Farm; & eastward to Culdrose, Tresprison, Tregarrick. On the reverse is a strip of the adjacent sheet 76.06 continuing coverage north to show the GWR Helston Branch with station, & this
Includes:: Lower Town, with corn mill & Treworlis tin works. A list of private residents in 1910 is also included. 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.