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Shaftesbury 1900

Shaftesbury in 1900 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 the hill-top town of Shaftesbury. Features include the town centre, Holy Trinity church, High Street, St James, Butts Knap, Hawksdean Lane, St Rumbold`s church, workhouse, Breach Common, Alcester, Castle Hill, Gold Hill, Park Walk, Payne`s Place. Also covered is Bimport, which features in Thomas Hardy`s Jude the Obscure, where Shaftesbury is referred to as Shaston. On the north side of town the map covers Enmore Green and Long Cross.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.

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