Exeter in 1888 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. Two versions of this map are available, covering most of central Exeter & its eastern suburbs & stretching from Bonhay Road eastward to Cemetery Road, & from Prospect Park southward to Commercial Road & Friars Green. Features include LSWR railway with Queen Street (now Central) station, Cathedral, Exe Isl&, Lower Cemetery (disused), Mount Dinham, Headweir Mills, Bull Meadow, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Mount Radford, Exeter Castle, Town Barracks, St Michael & All Angels church, Brewery, schools, St Matthew`s church, Eye Infirmary, Lower Market, Allhallows church, St David`s church, Bury Meadow, Higher Market, Exeter Diocesan Training College, Workhouse, Newtown area, Polsloe Park, Polsloe Priory area, Belmont Leisure Ground, St Sidwell`s church, chapels, Lion`s Holt, Reformatory for Girls, etc. (note that St David`s station is off the map.) Each maps
Includes:: extracts from an early street directory. The 1888 version is colour printed, taken from the Ordnance Survey`s beautiful handcoloured First Edition. 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.