Portsea 1896

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Portsea in 1896 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. Portsmouth is covered by six maps. This title covers the Portsea area of Portsmouth, plus a small portion of Gosport. Coverage on the Portsmouth side is around Queen Street with tightly packed rows of terraced streets to either side. In Gosport coverage is of the area around Clarence Square. Please note that naval areas such as the dockyard are left blank for security reasons. Features include railway with Portsmouth Harbour station, The Hard, Station Hospital, Mill Dam Barracks, St George`s church, Anglesey Barracks, tramways, Holy Trinity church, St Matthew`s church Gosport, Coldharbour Mud, Burrow Isl&. On the reverse are street directory entries for Aylward Street, Cumberland Street, Hanover Street, The Hard, Orange Street, Ordnance Row, Quay Lane, Queen Street, St George`s Square & Unicorn Street. 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.