Newhaven North in 1937 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 town is covered on two interconnecting maps. The Newhaven North map covers the town centre, around High Street, Bridge Street, Chapel Street; coverage extends north to Denton, with St Leonard`s church near the top of the map, westward towards the town`s isolation hospital, & eastward to Seaford Road. Features include the town station, St Michael`s church, the River Ouse, North Quay, swing bridge with track leading across it towards the west bank industries, engine shed & sidings, Poor Law Institution (or workhouse). On the reverse are notes about underground tunnels created under Heighton Hill as part of a secret communications centre in 1941 & information from an early directory. The Newhaven South map continues coverage south, &
Includes:: much of the harbour, Newhaven Port & the breakwater, complete with Lighthouse. To the east at the edge of the map is Tide Mills with the Heritage Marine Hospital, while to the west are Meeching Quarry, Meeching Court Farm, & Burrow Head. Features include Harbour Hotel station, Newhaven Harbour station, West Pier, East Pier, London & Paris Hotel. The harbour is shown in good detail, with railway tracks, landing stages & mooring posts. On the reverse are a commercial directory & list of private residents from an early directory. 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.