Central Peterborough in 1924 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. Peterborough is covered by five maps; two versions have been published for central Peterborogh, stretching from Priestgate northward to Taverners Road, & from Westwood Park Road eastward to Crawthorne Road. The Cathedral is in the lower right corner. Other features include the main station with track layout shown, engine & wagon repair sheds, Westwood engineering works, Old Gaol, Queen Street Iron Works, Market Hall, Infirmary, Poor Law Institution or Workhouse, St John the Baptist church, Deanery, St Peter`s College, Guildhall, Westwood House, County Court, Westgate, Cowgate, Low Causeway, Theatre Royal, Kings School, All Saints church (top right corner), St Mark`s church, St Barnabas church, etc. Directory extracts are on the reverse: the 1901 version has a list of private residents from a 1898 directory, the 1924 version has the A to D entries from the commercial 1920 directory. 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.