Barrow in Furness West in 1908 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. Barrow in Furness is covered by five maps. This title covers the western part of Barrow, stretching from the High Level Bridge & Cavendish Square westward to Vickerstown & Sandy Gap Lane, & from Ramsden Dock Road northward to Duke Street. Features include the Town Hall, Covered Market & town centre streets, Barrow Flax & Jute Works, Hindpool Saw Muills, Devonshire Dock, Devonshire Bridge, tramways, Furness Railway with sidings & warehouses, Ramsden Square, Naval Construction Works, shipbuilding yard, engineering works, St John`s church, Cavendish Park, many railway lines into works, etc. Across the Walney is Vickerstown & here features include St Mary`s church, James Dunn Park, tramway waiting room, Vickerstown Home Farm, King Alfred Hotel, etc. Extracts from a street directory are 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.