Bishop Auckland 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. The map is double-sided to give maximum coverage of Bishop Auckl&, the historic home of the Bishop of Durham. The main map covers the town centre, stretching from Newton Cap Viaduct southward to the workhouse, & westward to the village of Escomb; Etherley Moor & Etherley Dene are in the lower south-western corner. Features include the station, goods station with the various railway lines fanning out, Town Head, Newgate Street, Tenters Street, Bridge End, Town Hall, St Anne`s church, steel works, West Mill, Auckland Engine Works, etc. On the reverse is more than half of adjacent sheet 42.03, taking coverage further east, & this
Includes:: Auckland Castle, cemetery, Gaunless Roller Flour Mills, Pollard`s Lands & Canney Hill. 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.