
Swinton in 1901 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: most of the town is covered, including Station Street, William Street, Market Street, Bridge Street & surrounding streets & alleys & coverage extends west to Swinton Stables & part of the Old Training Ground. Features include St Margaret's church, Swinton House, Swinton Hall, Fitzwilliam Street, Bow Broom, a stretch of the Midland Railway with station, South Yorkshire Glass Works, Swinton Bridge, a stretch of the GCR railway with station & depot, the GCR Loop Line, Don Pottery, St Michael & All Angels church, River Don. A notable feature is the canal junction between the Dearne & Dove Canal & Mexborough New Cut, with locks. On the reverse is a directory of Swinton in 1902 plus a small extract of an old Inch to the Mile map for the area. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25