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Devonport North 1893
Devonport North in 1893 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 much of the dockyard area of Devonport, extending from the Tamar Quay eastward to Crawford Road, and from St Levan Road southward to Market Street. Features include GWR railway with Devonport station, LSWR railway with Devonport station, Devonport Park, tramways, Morice Town, New Granby Barracks, Royal Albert Hospital, Stoke church, Station Hospital, Royal Naval Hospital, St Peter`s church, Stonehouse Lake, part of Molesworth Ward, Clarence Ward, Tamar Ward, Morice Ward, part of St Aubyn Ward, Royal British Orphan Asylum, St Michael`s church, Old Granby Barracks, Raglan Barracks. Please note that Gun Wharf and the Dockyard are left blank for security reasons. On the reverse are street directory entries for Albert Road, Benbow Street, Charlotte Street, Cornwall Street, Fore Street, Granby Street, Haddington Road, Keyham Road and Molesworth Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS SeriesSelected 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.