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Coatdyke 1897 – 8.09

Coatdyke in 1897 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 eastern part of Coatbridge, including Coatdyke, part of Whifflet and the outskirts of Airdrie. Coverage stretches from Dunbeth Road eastward to Bell Street and Cairnhill, and from Dunbeth Public Park southward to Calder Fireclay Works and Whifflet station. Features include the Monkland Canal, Sheepford Locks, Rochsolloch Iron & Steel Works, Rochsolloch Farm, Greenend, Calder station, Rochsolloch Colliery, Coatdyke station, Union Tube Works, Clyde Tube Works, Crown Iron Works, Speedwell Iron Works, Whifflet Foundry, Coatbridge Tinplate Works, Coats Church, Clifton Iron Works, Phoenix Iron Works, Cliftonhill House, etc. On the reverse are extracts from the NBR 1918 railway timetable for the Airdrie-Clydebank service.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.