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Cockermouth 1898

Cockermouth in 1898 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 is double-sided. The main map covers the town centre, extending northward to Bell Vue and Hamesbottom Wood, and from Derwent Lodge and The Fitz eastward to St Helen`s Tannery. Features include Hames Hall, Goatmill Bridge, Derwent Mills, River Derwent, Cockermouth Castle, Goat area, Fitz Mill, Agricultural Hall, railway with goods station, Workhouse, Main Street area, All Saints church, Drill Hall, Castle Brewery etc. On the reverse is part of adjacent sheet 54.08 extending coverage southward to include railway station, Atlas Works, cemetery, Tanneries, Double Mills, golf course, Rubbybanks Mill, The Moor and River Cocker.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.