Bristol South West And Bedminster 1902

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Bristol South West & Bedminster in 1902 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 Bristol, including part of the city centre & much of Bedminster. Coverage stretches from Bedminster Park eastward to Bedminster Bridge & St Mary Redcliff church, & from College Green & the Cathedral southward to Pearl Street & Windmill Hill. Major features include tramways, Queen Square, Canon`s Marsh, Floating Harbour, River Avon, Bathurst Basin, Royal Hotel, Bathurst Wharf, Prince`s Wharf, Great Western Dockyard, gas works, Cumberland Basin, Clifton Wood, Mardyke, Merchants Dock, Hotwells, GWR Harbour Railway. South of the river features include Ashton Gate, Clift House Hospital, Virgina Cavendish Works, tobacco factory, tannery, St John the Baptist church, Deanlane Colliery, tram depot, St Paul`s church, small stretch of GWR with Bedminster station, much of Bedminster, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Bedminster Parade, Dowry Parade & Square, East Street, King Street, Redcliff Hill & Street, Stackpool Road, Welsh Back & Whitehouse 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.