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Gateshead East 1895

Gateshead East in 1895 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 of Gateshead East stretches from Moratio Street and St Anthony`s Vicarage in the north to Sunderland Road and Brewery Lane in the south. Features include Friars Goose Chemical Works, St Peters Works, Allhusen Chemical Works, St Patricks RC Chapel, Birds Nest Quarry, part of the North Eastern Railway Works, showing the Engine Sheds and Goods Sheds and Portland Cement Works. On the reverse is a directory for the area with three illustrations – Fell Street, Newcastle Quayside and River Police Station.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.