
Sheffield Neepsend in 1903 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. 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. In this title: the map covers the Neepsend & Walkley area on the north-western side of Sheffield. Coverage stretches from Neepsend Bridge westward to Walkley Crescent & northward to Leader Road. Major features include a stretch of the Great Central Railway with engine shed, Neepsend Gas Works, River Don, Parkwood Springs, Philadelphia, Cannon Brewery, Hillfoot, Walkley Ward, Lower Walkley, Walkley Lane Brick Works, Limbrick Works, River Loxley, Owlerton Bridge Rolling Mills, Old Park Silver Rolling Mills, trams & depot, Olwerton, Barracks, Birley Meadow Forge etc. A selection of street directory entries is on the reverse, including Freedom Road, Holme Lane, Hoole Street, Penistone Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25