Seaham Harbour 1895

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Seaham Harbour in 1895 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

Includes:: St John`s church, part of town centre, Londonderry Railway with Seaham Colliery & Seaham stations, Londonderry Engine Works, Wagon Works, Dene House, part of South Hetton Railway, Rainton & Seaham Railway including Seaham Bank incline, Dawdon Hall, Dawdon Dene, most of New Seaham, Seaham Colliery, Miners Hall, Colliery Inn, Brick Works, etc. Sheet 21.04 on the reverse shows the harbour including North Dock, South Dock & Dry Harbour; Blastfurnace Branch railway, Ballast Branch, Seaham Bottle Works, Chemical Works (disused), Terrace Green, Bath Terrace (near top of map), Swine Lodge Bank & railways around docks, Bottle Makers Arms, etc. 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.