Gillingham in Dorset in 1900 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 provide maximum coverage. The main map covers the area from St Mary`s church & the town centre southward to Madjeston Bridge & eastward to Ham Common, Higher Ham Farm & the site of King`s Court Palace. Features include the station, River Lodden, cattle market, bacon & cheese factories, High Street, Wyke Street, Town Mills. On the reverse is a large section of sheet 3.04 extending coverage northward to Bay Lane, Lodbourn Farm, Peacemarsh & along the Shreen Water to Colesbrook. Purns Mills, about a mile north of the town centre, are at the top of the map. 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.