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Aberdeen 1900 – 75.11
Aberdeen Central 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 city centre, stretching from Thomson Street eastward to St Clement`s Street, and from Urquart Road southward to Affleck Street. Features include railway with Joint station, goods station and sidings into the docks; Hutcheon St station, Upper Dock, Victoria Dock, most of Albert Basin, railway goods line with Waterloo Goods station, St Nicholas church, Castle Street area, tramways, Robert Gordon`s College, City Hospital, Royal Infirmary, Golden Square area, Bon-Accord Square area, Grammar School, Broadford Works, Royal Lunatic Asylum, Art Gallery & Industrial Museum, Market Buildings, Infantry Barracks, St Paul`s church, granite works, Marischal College, etc.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.