Newent in 1921 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 town centre & the area southward to Lower Boulsdon & Great Boulsdon. Features include St Mary`s church, priory remains, cattle market, Southend, Conigree Court, old shafts at Great Boulsdon, Market House, Market Square. On the reverse is a large section of adjacent sheet 17.10, extending coverage north & this
Includes:: Stardens, railway & station, Poor Law Institution (workhouse), Picklenash, Mantley House, route of old canal. The map extends north to Oxenhall, with St Anne`s church. 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.