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Holywood 1931

Holywood in 1931 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 and covers most of the town of Holywood, east of Belfast. The main map covers the area from Holywood Barracks northward to Shore Street and eastward to Ardmore Terrace. Features include railway with Holywood station and Kinnegar Halt, Holywood House, Demesne Road area, Plas Merdyn, Church Road area, town centre, Town Hall, St Phillip & St James church, St Columbkille`s RC church, Esplanade, Holywood Golf Course, etc. On the reverse is sheet 1.09, continuing coverage northward to Priory Park, Marino House, Clanbrassil Terrace and Tudor Park. 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.