
Birmingham South 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. 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. In this title: two versions have been published for this area. Each covers the southern part of Birmingham, including much of Balsall Heath, the western part of Sparkbrook & the eastern part of Edgbaston. Coverage stretches from Gough Road eastward to Sampson Road & from Wrentham Street southward to Edward Road. Features include Calthorpe Park, Bristol Road, tramways & depot, Midland Railway with Camp Hill station, Camp Hill Goods station, Holy Trinity church, Grammar School, Highgate Park, St Luke's church, Belgrave Works, Church of St Mary & St Ambrose, River Rea, St Alban's church, etc. Each map has a selection of extracts from a 1913 street directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25