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Friern Barnet and New Southgate 1898

Friern Barnet and New Southgate 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 shows Friern Barnet on the left side and New Southgate on the right of the GNR railway that runs through it, including the large New Southgate station. The dominant feature is the massive Colney Hatch Asylum, the largest such institution in Europe when it opened in 1851. To its west of it is St John`s church, Southgate College, Colney Hatch village and Halliwick Manor House. The map extends northward to Brunswick Park, and southward to Bounds Green Farm. Other features include Arnos Grove Wood, Bowes Road, Pymmes Brook, Waterfall Hill, the Clock & Watchmakers Asylum, Friern Barnet Lane and Minchenden Wood. There are directories for Avenue Road, Friern Barnet Road and Oakleigh Road 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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