Ossett South West & Combs 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 south-western area of Ossett around Runtlings Lane, continuing westward towards Thornhill (but not including the church or old hall). Features include Combs Colliery, the later Thornhill Hall, Calder & Hebble Navigation, gas works, Scarr End Mill, River Calder, Inghams Siding, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Mitchell Laithes Farm, smallpox hospital, Healey Old Mills, Calder Vale Mills, GNR Ossett & Dewsbury branch, Chickenley Heath Branch, old coal pits, Westfield Mills (in top right corner), railway under construction, etc. Directories of Ossett & Thornhill in 1889 are on the reverse. 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.