Market Harborough in 1899 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. The main map covers the centre of Market Harborough, including High Street, The Square, St Mary`s Road, Northampton Road & Coventry Road, & coverage extends northward to the Workhouse, southward to Nithsdale House, & westward to the Leicestershire & Northamptonshire Union Canal. Features include the brewery, Fairfield Road, Bowden Steam Coffee Mills, Town Hall, malthouse, The Elms, a hosiery factory, Hill Crest, Union Wharf, New Harborough with streets under development, a shoe factory, etc. On the reverse is part of the adjacent sheet 51.05 extending coverage eastward to include the station with track layout & engine shed, St Mary`s church, Highfield House; the backing map also covers part of Little Bowden with the Manor House, St Nicholas church & brick & tile works. 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.