Worthing 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. Worthing is covered on two maps. The West Worthing map covers the area from Christchurch Road westward to Elm Grove & to the boundary with Goring parish. Much of this map is in the parish of Heene &
Includes:: St Botolph`s church there. Features include West Worthing & Worthing stations, Heene Windmill, numerous nursery greenhouses, Westbrooke, Park Crescent, Marine Parade, Shelley Road, Holy Trinity church, St Andrew`s church, Christ Church. Street directory extracts on the reverse show entries for Clifton Road, Crescent Road, Heene Road, Marine Parade, Montague Street & Richmond Road. This title continues coverage eastward & stretches to the end of Brougham Road & to Seamill Farm. Features include the pier, Chapel Road, South Street, St Paul`s church, Brighton Road (where Oscar Wilde wrote The Importance of Being Earnest), Infirmary, Homefield Park, more nursery greenhouses, Poors Ten Acres, St Georges church. Directory extracts on the reverse show street entries for Brighton Road, Chapel Road, Marine Parade, Marine Place, South Street, Warwick Road & Warwick 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.