Dodworth 1904

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Dodworth in 1904 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 the village of Dodworth, just west of Barnsley, including High Street, church, Church Hill, Lambert Fold, Dodworth Bottom, Dodworth Hall, Rose Hill Colliery, North Field, Dodworth Grange, etc. A major feature is Old Silkstone Collieries, shown with full track layout, with the GCR Barnsley Branch with Dodworth station. The map stretches westward to Silkstone Fall Colliery & Champany Hill. On the reverse are directories for Dodworth in 1901 & 1912. 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.