Sheringham West 1926

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Sheringham West in 1926 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 covers the western half of Sheringham; features St Peter`s church, Church Street, station, The Boulevard, Burlington Hotel, Grand Hotel, Skelding Hill, Holt Road, golf links, Franklin Hill. Open country is reached beyond Holt Road but Mace Hill & a small portion of Sheringham Park (including The Old House) are in the south-western corner. A list of private residents from a 1929 directory is included on the reverse. 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.