Birmingham North in 1913 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 a very busy area of north Birmingham, stretching from Barr Street & Great Hampton Street eastward to Bloomsbury Street, & from Tower Road southward to Great Brook Street. Coverage

Includes:: the Aston New Town area, much of Duddeston & Gosta Green. Features include the LNWR Aston Goods Branch with goods station & gas works, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Digbeth Branch canal, tramways & depot, Perryian Pen Works, vinegar brewery, Holt Brewery, Walmer Recreation Ground, Dunlop Rubber Works, Climax Tube Works, Hockley Brook, St George`s church, Constitution Hill, St Mary`s Ward, Aston Cross, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Aston Road, Aston Road North, Dartmouth Street, Pritchett Street, Tower Road & Tower 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.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Birmingham from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Walsall, Solihull & Redditch. Edition A2; Publication date August 2008 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Birmingham in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Aston, Edgbaston, Handsworth, Harborne, Moseley, Oldbury, Smethwick, West Bromwich & Yardley Wood. Each Past & Present map consists of four panels, all centred on a city or a town & covering exactly the same 15km x 15km area. Three of the panels reproduce Ordnance Survey

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Birmingham Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

Birmingham's clearest mapping in a handy, pocket-sized format. Quick to navigate & conveniently sized to carry with you around the city, the easy-to-read large scale map

Includes:: NCP car parks & one-way streets, public toilets, pubs, hotels, petrol stations & public buildings, as well as an index of all streets & places of interest. Fully revised & updated, Pocket Map Birmingham is all you need to keep you on the move in Birmingham.

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Birmingham Premier Wall Map, size 121 x 96cm, *paper version*, from Geographers` A-Z Map Company designed to cover the city within its administrative boundaries, with a separate comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, service areas, stations, & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The city is covered at 3.4 inches to 1 mile (1:18, 635), with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater clarity at 6.8 inches to 1 mile (1:9, 318). Coverage
Includes:: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Oldbury, Reddicap Heath, Smethwick, Solihull, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yardley Wood & Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. Current edition of this title was published in 2010. The plans show A & B roads, plus longer street annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. One way traffic, restricted access, pedestrianized streets, selected car parks & Park & Ride facilities are marked. Railway stations are shown with names. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, industrial buildings, hospitals or healthcare, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. The map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries, plus national grid lines. The index is in a separate booklet &

Includes:: a list of hospitals, walk-in medical centres & hospices.* This title is also available encapsulated or as a folded map.


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Birmingham Premier Street Plan from Geographers' A-Z Map Company designed to cover the city within its administrative boundaries, with a separate comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, service areas, stations, & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The city is covered at 3.4 inches to 1 mile (1:18, 635), with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater clarity at 6.8 inches to 1 mile (1:9, 318). Coverage
Includes:: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Oldbury, Reddicap Heath, Smethwick, Solihull, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yardley Wood & Birmingham
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Birmingham Premier Street Plan from Geographers' A-Z Map Company designed to cover the city within its administrative boundaries, with a separate comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, service areas, stations, & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The city is covered at 3.4 inches to 1 mile (1:18, 635), with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater clarity at 6.8 inches to 1 mile (1:9, 318). Coverage
Includes:: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Oldbury, Reddicap Heath, Smethwick, Solihull, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yardley Wood & Birmingham
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Birmingham Premier Wall Map, size 121 x 96cm, encapsulated version, from Geographers' A-Z Map Company designed to cover the city within its administrative boundaries, with a separate comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, service areas, stations, & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The city is covered at 3.4 inches to 1 mile (1:18, 635), with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater clarity at 6.8 inches to 1 mile (1:9, 318). Coverage
Includes:: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Oldbury, Reddicap Heath, Smethwick, Solihull, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yardley Wood & Birmingham
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Birmingham Premier Wall Map, size 121 x 96cm, paper version, from Geographers' A-Z Map Company designed to cover the city within its administrative boundaries, with a separate comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, service areas, stations, & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The city is covered at 3.4 inches to 1 mile (1:18, 635), with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater clarity at 6.8 inches to 1 mile (1:9, 318). Coverage
Includes:: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Oldbury, Reddicap Heath, Smethwick, Solihull, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Yardley Wood & Birmingham
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