Newport in 1900 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 & northern part of the town, stretching from the High Street northward to Islington & Meretown House, & from Bromfield Place eastward to Broom Hill. Features include St Nicholas church, St Mary`s Iron Works, Smithfield, Shropshire Union Canal, Chetwynd End, malthouse, tannery, etc. On the reverse is part of the adjacent sheet 31.09 extending coverage southward to include railway station, Workhouse, cemetery, Upper Bar & Station Road area. 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.