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Gateshead Fell & Sheriff Hill 1895 – 7.05a

Gateshead Fell and Sheriff Hill 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 covers the Gateshead Fell area, south of Gateshead and east of Low Fell. The `Old Durham Road`, Sodhouse Bank runs through the map. Coverage stretches from St Albans church at Windy Nook southward to Mossheap Quarries and the disused Sheriff Hill Colliery. Stretches of the Team Colliery Wagonway and Ouston & Pelaw Wagonway are shown. Other features include Beacon Lough, Church Quarry, Windynook Quarries, Gateshead High Fell with St John`s church, the eastern part of Kells Lane, Greenwell House, Heworth Windmill, White Hill, Black Hill, etc. Old Upper Heworth Colliery is in the north-eastern corner. Extracts from directories are included, together with portraits of Alexander Gillies and his niece Mrs Wicks, mayor and mayoress of Gateshead in 1902.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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