Dumbarton in 1897 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 from High Street eastward to Crosslet. Features include most of the town centre, Dock Yard, NBR railway with station, stretch of Lanarkshire & Dumbartonshire Railway, Dumbarton East station, Knoxland area, mineral railways, Leven Shipbuilding Yard, Tidal Basin, Meadow Park, Dumbarton Rope Works, Lennox Rope Works, Dumbuck House (in south-eastern corner of map), Crosslet, Gruggies Bridge, etc. Extracts from a contemporary trade directory are on the reverse. 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.