Morley 1906

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Morley 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 covers the town of Morley, just south of Leeds. Most of the town is shown, with coverage extending from the GNR station northward to St Peter`s church, & from Bruntcliffe Road eastward to Wide Lane & Well Hill. The GNR line crosses the map, with station & goods yard shown with full track layout. The LNWR line largely passing beneath in tunnel but the map does include their station with sidings to Morley Main Collieries. Other features include Rods Mills, Town End, St Paul`s church, Robin Hood Quarries, Albert Mills, Low Town End, Fountain Street, Queen Street, Commercial Street, New Brighton, Troy Hill, Crank Mill, Brunswick Mill, Daisy Hill Mill (top right corner), Albion Mills, Morley Hill, Deanfield Mills, Bruntcliffe Lane, Highcliffe Mill, cemetery, Bruntcliffe Mills, Victoria Colliery (bottom left corner) with mineral railway, Dartmouth Park, St Andrew church, etc. A section of commercial directory A to J is on the reverse. 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.