Masbrough 1901

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Masbrough in 1901 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 the western part of Rotherham, stretching from Richmond Park eastward to King Street Rotherham, & from Bradgate southward to Holmes Farm. Features include the North Midland line with Masbrough station, MR Sheffield & Rotherham line with Holmes station, Phoenix Bessemer Steel Works, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation New Cut, disused Holmes colliery, Rotherham Wagon Works, Holmes Rolling Mills, Holmes Steel Works, Brinsworth Iron Works, Midland Iron Works, St Paul`s church, Masbrough cemetery, Ferham Works, etc. The village of Kimberworth is in the north-western corner. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries. 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.