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Southall Green 1935
Southall Green in 1935 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. Two versions have been published for this area, extending from Southall station southward to the Grand Union Canal, and from Brent Road eastward to Sherborne Avenue. Features include railway with Southall station, Southall Green, Frogmore Green area, Norwood Green (in south-eastern corner), Grand Union Canal, stretch of Paddington Branch canal, Norwood Mill, gasworks, jam factory, cork factory, St Mary`s School, St John`s church, preserved food factory, etc. On the reverse the 1913 version has a Southall – Brentford railway timetable, and the 1935 version includes a commercial directory of Southall in 1933, entries A-Ho.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.