Chesham in 1923 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. The main map covers the northern part of the town plus the area of countryside westward to Great Friars Hill. Features include Chesham Park, Broadway, High Street, Blucher Street, Broad Street, New Town, Broadlands, Severalls Avenue (near eastern edge of map), cemetery, Berkhampstead Road, Hiving`s Hill, etc. On the reverse is part of adjacent sheet 39.13 extending coverage southward & this
Includes:: St Mary`s church, Chesham Bois Manor, Amersham Works, Duck Alley, Elvidge Wood, Hodds Wood, Hilbury Wood. The station is split between the two maps. 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.