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Carlisle South-East 1924
Carlisle South-East in 1924 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. Carlisle is covered by four maps. This title covers the south-eastern area, stretching from Cecil Street eastward to Durranhill Park and southward to Millholme Avenue. Features include eastern end of Citadel station with railway approaches, numerous junctions including start of lines to Settle and Newcastle, LMSR engine shed and carriage shed, LNER engine shed, Petteril Bridge Goods Station, Durranhill Sidings, LMSR engine shed (for Settle line), Harraby, Harraby Green, Auction Mart, Albion Mills, Christ Church, Palace Theatre, tramways, Fusehill House Poor Law Institution, Botchergate area, St Nicholas Works, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Lindisfarne Street, Petteril Terrace, Sybil Street and Thomson 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.