Sheffield Darnall in 1903 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 eastern area of Sheffield, including Little Attercliffe & Darnall. Coverage stretches from Ripon Street eastward to High Hazels Park & Handsworth Hill & from Copster Road southward to Corker Bottoms. Features include Nunnery Colliery, Woodbourn Bridge, Darnall Steel Works, Kettle Bridge Brick Works, Aqueduct Brickworks, Darnall Cemetery, Holy Trinity church, St Andrew`s Mission Church, tramways, Victoria Paint Works, etc. The Great Central Railway runs across the map, with Darnall station, Carriage & Wagon Works, Woodbourn Junction, Attercliffe Junction. A small portion of Attercliffe (top left corner)
Includes:: Theatre Royal, Pinfold Bridge. A selection of street directory entries is on the reverse, including Bawtry Road, Darnall Road, Industry Road, Main Road & Staniforth Road. 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.