Wells in 1902 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 provides good coverage of the Cathedral City of Wells, showing Keward to the west & stretching east to Tor Hill Quarry. Features include Wells Union Workhouse, the Cathedral, St Cuthbert`s Church, Hospital (for infectious diseases), Engineering Works & Gas Works. Wells had a complicated railway history & the map
Includes:: both GWR & Somerset & Dorset stations & engine sheds, with details of sidings, turntables etc. An extract from Kelly`s Directory of Somerset is 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.