Portishead East 1930

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Portishead East in 1930 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. Portishead is covered on three maps. This title covers the eastern part of the town, stretching from the High Street eastward to Portbury House & Sheepway Gate Farm. Much of the map is rural but features include the GWR & Weston Clevedon & Portishead Railway, the latter with two stations; the Nail Factory opened by the Mustard Manufacturing Co, which specialised in horseshoe nails; Moor Farm, brick works, Middle Bridge, Severn Kraft Mills, New Town, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a 1902 directory plus a railway timetable for the Bristol-Portishead line. 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.