
Pontefract in 1914 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: features include Pontefract Castle (at the top of the map), Baghill & Tanshelf stations with track layout & sidings, Horse Fair, Northgate, South Baileygate, Southgate, Button Park, malthouses, Beast Fair, Corn Market, Eagle liquorice works, Workhouse, tramways, All Saints church, Old Castle Brewery, Tanshelf Mill, Barracks, Halfpenny Lane, Marl Pits, Session House, etc. A commercial directory is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25