Cwmbran 1917

Product Description

Cwmbran in 1917 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. Coverage stretches from Forge Hammer southward to the Oakfields Steel Wire Works. Features include GWR railway with station, part of Cwm-bran branch, Commercial Street, Vitriol Works, Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, Patent Nut & Bolt Works, Forge Hammer, Springvale, Woodside Brick Works, St Dials, Greenmeadow, etc. On the reverse is a directory of Cwmbran in 1906. 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.