A tourist map of the Birmingham Canal Navigations is at extra large scale of 1:30, 000, with a detailed town plan of Central Birmingham at 1:10, 000. Suitable for both waterways & leisure users. This map gives detailed coverage of the BCN with emphasis on the waterways & information useful & relevant to users of the waterways without neglecting other leisure users. The map detail is complimented by information panels & photographs.
Includes: navigation & historical information, visitor moorings, marinas & boatyards, boat hire centres, facilities for the boat user, sailing & boat clubs, shops, post offices & distance markers. Information for the tourist

Includes:: tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, gardens & open areas, churches, national cycle routes, long distance paths, public toilets, youth hostels & towpath access points. One of the world’s most intricate canal networks, the Birmingham Canal Navigations originally totalled some 160 miles; sadly a significant amount has been lost, but the remaining 100 miles still leave much to see & explore. Gas Street Basin in the city centre was once the hub of the network, whilst the working boats may have disappeared it’s still bustling, only now with pleasure craft. The basin is a mixture of both old & new, restored canal buildings, vibrant restaurants, bars & cafés, entertainment venues like the International Convention Centre, National Indoor Arena & theatres, as well as just being minutes from shopping centres & New Street Station. Despite much of the BCN being urban, there are quieter waters to be found meandering through more suburban & rural areas such as the lock free Wyrley & Essington Canal. To see the list of other titles in this series, please click on the series link.


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Birmingham Central 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. Four versions for this area in the heart of Birmingham have been published, showing how it changed across the years. Coverage stretches from Summer Row eastward to Watery Lane, & from Prospect Row southward to Moseley Street; Market Hall Ward & St Bartholomew`s Ward are included. The features include New Street station, Snow Hill station, Curzon Street Goods station, General Hospital, Smithfield Market, Midland Railway Goods Depot, St Philip`s church, Old Wharf Basin, Town Hall, Central Library, St Mary`s church, St Thomas church, Bordesley station, Warwick & Birmingham Canal, Banbury Street Wharf, Deritend, St Martin`s church, St Bartholomew`s church, Lawley Street Goods station (at edge of map), St Paul`s church, many small factories & workshops (e.g. Looking Glass Manufactory, Carriage Works, Vinegar Brewery, etc). On the reverse of each map we are extracts from a 1907 street directory. The 1888 version is from the beautiful h&-coloured editions of some of the 1st Edition OS maps. The 1902-11 map is taken from the interesting Inland Revenue ` Special Edition`, basically a 1902 revision with partial revision to 1911. 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. ...

Birmingham Central in 1902-1911 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. Four versions for this area in the heart of Birmingham have been published, showing how it changed across the years. Coverage stretches from Summer Row eastward to Watery Lane, & from Prospect Row southward to Moseley Street; Market Hall Ward & St Bartholomew`s Ward are included. The features include New Street station, Snow Hill station, Curzon Street Goods station, General Hospital, Smithfield Market, Midland Railway Goods Depot, St Philip`s church, Old Wharf Basin, Town Hall, Central Library, St Mary`s church, St Thomas church, Bordesley station, Warwick & Birmingham Canal, Banbury Street Wharf, Deritend, St Martin`s church, St Bartholomew`s church, Lawley Street Goods station (at edge of map), St Paul`s church, many small factories & workshops (e.g. Looking Glass Manufactory, Carriage Works, Vinegar Brewery, etc). On the reverse of each map we are extracts from a 1907 street directory. The 1888 version is from the beautiful h&-coloured editions of some of the 1st Edition OS maps. The 1902-11 map is taken from the interesting Inland Revenue ` Special Edition`, basically a 1902 revision with partial revision to 1911. 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. ...

Birmingham Central in 1913 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. Four versions for this area in the heart of Birmingham have been published, showing how it changed across the years. Coverage stretches from Summer Row eastward to Watery Lane, & from Prospect Row southward to Moseley Street; Market Hall Ward & St Bartholomew`s Ward are included. The features include New Street station, Snow Hill station, Curzon Street Goods station, General Hospital, Smithfield Market, Midland Railway Goods Depot, St Philip`s church, Old Wharf Basin, Town Hall, Central Library, St Mary`s church, St Thomas church, Bordesley station, Warwick & Birmingham Canal, Banbury Street Wharf, Deritend, St Martin`s church, St Bartholomew`s church, Lawley Street Goods station (at edge of map), St Paul`s church, many small factories & workshops (e.g. Looking Glass Manufactory, Carriage Works, Vinegar Brewery, etc). On the reverse of each map we are extracts from a 1907 street directory. The 1888 version is from the beautiful h&-coloured editions of some of the 1st Edition OS maps. The 1902-11 map is taken from the interesting Inland Revenue ` Special Edition`, basically a 1902 revision with partial revision to 1911. 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. ...

This guide contains afternoon rides designed around the city parkl&, canals & countryside of Birmingham. Avoiding cars wherever possible, these 20 rides explore unexpected green nooks & sights of interest in & around Birmingham. Easy rides are listed for children & beginners, & offroad rides for mountain bikers. There are also listings of cafes & pubs en route, & all the ride instructions are accompanied with detailed mapping. This book provides the information to enable you to: visit the Jewellery Quarter & Aston Hall by bike; carve a car-free figure-of-eight round the central canals; pedal round the two towers; explore the parkland corridors of the suburbs; mountain bike the Lickey; Clent & Waseley Hills; collect towpath miles on the Main Line & Dudley waterways; find the green trails in north Wolverhampton; & do the Curly Wyrley round Walsall. ...

Birmingham East in 1901 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 have been published for this area, covering the eastern side of Birmingham & stretching from St Andrew`s Road eastward to Blakeland Street, & from St Saviour`s Road southward to Grange Road. Features include the Bordesley Green area, Little Bromwich, Adderley Park, St Andrew`s church, LNWR railway with Adderley Park station, Gloucester Junction, St Andrew`s Junction, Britannia Works, Midland Works (carriage & wagon works), Saltley Training College, Wolseley car works, Union Paper Mill, Little Green Lane area, Saltley Reformatory etc. On the reverse are extracts from early directories. The 1888 version is in colour, taken from the OS 1st Edition h&-coloured 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. ...

Birmingham Greenways Cycle Map at 1:30, 000 showing 150 miles of traffic-free cycling paths around Birmingham & the Black Country. With central Birmingham on both sides of the map, coverage extends to Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Barnt Green, Halesowen, Dudley & Bilston. Highlighting for the routes indicates off-road/towpath sections, off-road poorer surface, paths adjacent to a main road, & linking routes, as well as points where special care or dismounting is required. Symbols show locations of various facilities & places of interest, & given the number of canals within this area, information

Includes:: canal locks, boat hire or trips, & watersport facilities. The map has lines at 500m with coordinates of the British National Grid & has an index of tourist attractions & heritage sites. The centre of Birmingham is shown in greater detail at 1:15, 000 approx, with more facilities such as pubs, car parks, etc. The map is surrounded by colour photos & descriptions of places of interest, plus general notes about the history of the area.

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Birmingham North in 1913 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 a very busy area of north Birmingham, stretching from Barr Street & Great Hampton Street eastward to Bloomsbury Street, & from Tower Road southward to Great Brook Street. Coverage

Includes:: the Aston New Town area, much of Duddeston & Gosta Green. Features include the LNWR Aston Goods Branch with goods station & gas works, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Digbeth Branch canal, tramways & depot, Perryian Pen Works, vinegar brewery, Holt Brewery, Walmer Recreation Ground, Dunlop Rubber Works, Climax Tube Works, Hockley Brook, St George`s church, Constitution Hill, St Mary`s Ward, Aston Cross, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Aston Road, Aston Road North, Dartmouth Street, Pritchett Street, Tower Road & Tower Street. 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.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Birmingham from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Walsall, Solihull & Redditch. Edition A2; Publication date August 2008 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Birmingham in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Aston, Edgbaston, Handsworth, Harborne, Moseley, Oldbury, Smethwick, West Bromwich & Yardley Wood. Each Past & Present map consists of four panels, all centred on a city or a town & covering exactly the same 15km x 15km area. Three of the panels reproduce Ordnance Survey

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