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Harborne 1901
Harborne in 1901 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 Harborne area of south Birmingham, including a small portion of Edgbaston. Coverage stretches from Beech Lane eastward to York Street and St John`s church, and from Woodbourne Road southward to Greenfield Road. Features include Lordswood House, Oaklands, Queen`s Park, Tally Ho Club Ground, St Joseph`s House, Beech Lanes Farm, Chad Valley Works, Harborne railway branch with terminus, part of Westfield Road, Metchley Abbey (in south-easten corner of map), St John the Baptist`s church, High Street area. On the reverse are a timetable for the Harborne Branch and directory entries for Augustus Road, Clarence Road, Greenfield Road, High Street, Lonsdale Road, Lordswood Road, Station Road, Wentworth Road and Westfield Road. Though the publishers have used the Warwickshire sheet number, this map also covers Staffordshire sheet 72.11 and Worcestershire sheet 5.11. 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.