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Hillhead 1909 – 6.06b
Hillhead area of Glasgow in 1909 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 a largely residential area of north-western Glasgow. Coverage stretches from Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery eastward to Port Dundas Road, and northward to Cambridge Drive and the Botanic Gardens. Features include the University buildings on Gilmore Hill, Kelvingrove Park, Kelvinbridge station, River Kelvin, Grovepark Mills, Forth & Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch including North Spiers Wharf, Rockvilla, Garnethill, Milton Iron Works, tramways, St George`s Cross, Park Circus, New City Road, Elmbank Foundry and countless residential streets. A street directory for New City Road 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.