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Heckmondwike 1905

Heckmondwike in 1905 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 much of Heckmondwike and the area to the south, with coverage southward to Liversedge Park Farm and westward to Balm Field and the Huddersfield Road. Features include the disused Park Farm Colliery, Lighthouse Tannery, Dewsbury Moor House, Kilpin Hill Mills, St James church, Market Place, LNWR and LYR stations with railway approaches, Flush Mills, Walkley Mills, Spen Vale Mills, Norristhorpe, Swashland, Milton Square, Headland, Liversedge Hall, Strawberry Bank Colliery, Spen Valley Carpet Works, Wellington Mills, High Street, tramways, etc. An 1889 directory of Heckmondwike 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.