Hunslet in 1905 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 Hunslet area of south Leeds. Coverage stretches from Lady Pit Lane eastward to Frog Hall Farm & Wakefield Road, & from Jack Lane & Hillidge Road southward to Hunslet Cemetery. Features include the Midland Railway running through the map, with station, sidings, connecting mineral lines; a stretch of the GNR Hunslet Branch; Leeds Steel Works, a major presence near the centre of the map; Hunslet Carr, with glass works & tannery; Woodhouse Hill; Stourton; Thwaite Gate, with Hunslet Forge; central Hunslet, incl St Mary`s church, Hunslet Chemical Works, Hunslet Paper Mills & Old Mills, Crown Bottle Works, malthouses, tramways, etc. To the west, across Hunslet Moor, is the Dewsbury Road area of Hunslet. Extracts from street directories are on the reverse, including Balm Road, Church Street, Garnet Avenue/ Grove/ Place/ Road/ Terrace, Joseph Street & Low Road. 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.