Ware 1896

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Ware in 1896 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 is double-sided with part of the town shown on the reverse. At the top of the main map are the River Lea & the housing estates spread across its bank. Below are rural areas with the estates of Chadwell House, Limekiln Farm, Highfields, Presdales & Amwellbury Farm. Post Wood stretches from Presdales close to the centre of the map down to Amwellbury in the bottom right corner; on the right side of the map are the chalk pits, a reminder that Ware was an industrial town. On the reverse is the remaining of part of the Ware map. From the centre of the map stretching to the far right, the sheer volume of malthouses & maltkilns gives evidence to the town’s primary industry. Within the town itself features include St. Mary`s church, Collett Hall, Christ Church School & the Infirmary with an infectious diseases wing, etc. The map

Includes:: an introduction to Ware`s history by Alan Godfrey. 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.