Hull North East 1908

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Hull North East in 1908 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 a busy north-eastern area of Hull, stretching from Cannon Street station northward to Lorraine Street, & from St Paul`s Street eastward to New Bridge Road. Holderness Road runs through the map, as does a winding portion of the River Hull, lined with mills, wharves & factories. Features include stretches of the Hull & Barnsley Railway, the North Eastern Railway with Wilmington station & goods sheds; tramways, Wilmington, Sulcoates Cemetery, Hull Municipal Hospital (almshouses), Thistleton, cement works, Summergangs, Reckitt`s Kingston Works, Wincolmlee Colour Works, the Foredyke Stream, Holderness House, St Mary`s church, Cannon Street station & approaches, Stoneferry Canister Works, etc. On the reverse are street directories for Cleveland Street, Cumberland Street, Durham Street, Oxford Street & Swann Street. 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.