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Guisborough 1927

Guisborough in 1927 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. The main map covers the southern part of the town, including the railway station, a good stretch of the railway with Hutton Junction, and the mineral railway to Belmont ironstone mine. Other features are West Street, Belmangate, hospital, Brow Hill, Chapel Beck Bridge, etc. On the reverse is a good section of adjacent map 17.07 extending north to cover most of the town centre. Features here are St Nicholas church, the Priory remains, West Street, Market Place, Poor Law Institution, Bolckow Street, etc.About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.