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Ebbw Vale North 1899
Ebbw Vale North in 1899 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 and northern part of Ebbw Vale, extending from St John`s church at Newchurch southward to part of the Ebbw Vale Iron Works. Features include Ebbw Vale Blast Furnaces, part of Ebbw Vale Iron Works, Bwlch-y-garn pit, Queen`s Square, Newtown, Pont-y-Gof, Hilltop Farm, Sychffos, Old Tunnel, LNWR railway with station, GWR railway with station and goods station, many mineral lines, Ebbw Vale House, St John`s church, old quarries and pits, etc. A 1906 directory of Ebbw Vale is 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.