Walsall South West And Pleck 1901

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Walsall South West & Pleck in 1901 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 Walsall, including part of the town centre. Coverage extends from Mountrath Street & Bradford Street westward to James Bridge, & from Dale Street northward to Wolverhampton Street. Features include LNWR South Staffordshire line with Walsall station, sidings, engine shed, Pleck Junction & MR Goods Shed; Walsall Canal, Palfrey area, The Mount, Walsall & District Hospital, Caldmore area, Park Street, theatre, Alma Tube Works, Cemetery, tramways, Victoria Iron Works, New Mills, electric light works, Walsall Union Workhouse, other works beside canal, Pleck area, St John`s church, reservoir, Park Farm, James Bridge Colliery, James Bridge Steel Works (in bottom left corner), Bentley Mill (disused), etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Bradford Street, Corporation Street, Darlaston Road, Earl Street, Glebe Street, Hillary Street, Mount Street, Pleck Road, South Street, Station Street & Wednesbury 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.