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Bodmin 1906
Bodmin in 1906 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 most of Bodmin, once the county town of Cornwall. Coverage stretches from the Asylum eastward to Love Lane, including all of the town centre. Features include Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway with terminus, St Petrock`s church, Fore Street area, Bore Street area, County Lunatic Asylum, Bodmin Workhouse, part of Bodiniel (in top left corner), etc. On the reverse is a list of private residents from a 1910 directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS SeriesSelected 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.