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Carlisle North-East 1924
Carlisle North-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 north-eastern area, extending from Cecil Street and Spencer Street eastward to Tilbury Road, and from Portland Square northward to Rickerby Park. Features include Warwick Road area, Brunton Place, football ground, Botcherby, part of Aglionby Ward, St Andrew`s Mission church, St Paul`s church, Chatsworth Square, Stony Holme, River Eden, Rickerby, Rickerby House, etc. On the reverse is a bonus One Inch to the Mile map for the area east of Carlisle in 1895, covering the area from Carlisle`s eastern suburbs eastward to Slaggyford and northward to Gilsland. 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.