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Central Glasgow 1934 – 6.10c
Central Glasgow in 1934 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. Three versions have been published for this area. Coverage stretches from West Nile Street westward to Kelvinhaugh Street and Overnewton Square, and from Renfrew Street southward to Houston Street and Wallace Street. Features include Sauchiehall Street, Blythswood Square, Central Station, Queens Dock North and South Basins, Stobcross Goods station, Charing Cross station, Cranston Hill, Finnieston, Anderston, Stobcross Quay, Lancefield Quay, Anderston Quay, Passenger Wharf. Features south of the Clyde include Kingston Dock, Springfield Quay, Clyde Place Quay, General Terminus Quay, Plantation, Plantation Quay, Mavisbank Quay, tramways and depot, east part of Princes Dock, etc. Street directory extracts are on the reverse; in the 1893 edition including Berkeley Street, Blythswood Square, Cadogan Street, Clyde Street, Stobcross Street and Union Street; in the 1934 edition including Bridge Street, Carlton Place, Cadogan Street, Stobcross Street and Union Street.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.