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Darlington 1898 – 55.06a

Darlington 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 covers the centre of the town, stretching from the Market Place northward to North Road station; St Andrews church at Haughton le Skerne is in the top right corner. The main NER railway runs north-south through the centre of the map. Features include engine shed and railway approaches, Parkgate Junction, the busy junction and railway crossing, Darlington Forge, Darlington Steel & Iron Works, Skerne Iron & Steel Works, Alliance Works, all with their railway sidings and connections; Haughton Road Brewery, NER Fighting Cocks Loop Line, St James church, Borough Hospital, Albert Hill, St Cuthbert`s church, Priestgate Works, Bondgate, High Row, Blackwellgate, Skinnergate, Parkgate, Northgate, Hope Town Lane, tramways, Town Hall, Hopetown goods station, etc. There are extracts from a street directory on the reverse.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.

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