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Brades Village 1902 68.13a
Brades Village in 1902 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 western part of Oldbury, Brades Village, Rounds Green and the rather bleak mining area to the west. Features include Brades Village, Birmingham Canal (Wolverhampton Level and Old Line), GWR Oldbury Branch with Oldbury station and Goods station, Portway Brick Works, Little Fields, Shidas Lane Brick Works, Alston Brick Works, Rounds Green, St James church, Oldbury Boiler Works, Globe Brick Works, Brades Steel Works, Bury Hill Park, Griffin Iron Foundry, Brades Brick Works, Gower Brick Works, Brandon Colliery, Brades Farm, Grace Mary Collieries with tramway, Gipsy Lane with area known as City, Hange Brick Works, Darby`s Hill, quarries with tramway, Hange Collieries, tramway, Bradeshall Locks, etc. On the reverse are extracts from an Oldbury directory. 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.