Tring 1897

Product Description

Tring in 1897 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 town itself is in the top half of the map & features there include the parish church, Dunsley Cottage, The Mansion, malthouses, Home Farm, Elm House, Church House, Parsonagebottom Farm, Okeford, Frogmore, High Street, cattle market, King Street, Western Road, etc. Coverage extends south to much of Tring Park, & westward to the cemetery & West Leith. Please note that the station is not on the map. A directory of Tring in 1899 is included 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.