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Huddersfield Central 1905

Central Huddersfield 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. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover central Huddersfield, stretching from Crosland Moor Bottom and Gledholt Junction eastward to Storths and Longley Hall, and from St Stephens Street northward to Fitzwilliam Street. Features include the station, River Colne, Longley Park, Huddersfield Canal, Rashcliffe, Greenhead Park, Paddock Foot, Lower Fold, Seed Hill, Exchange, St Paul`s church, Kings Mills, Folly Hall, Infirmary, Market Hall, tramways, St Peter`s church, Color Works, Water Royd Mills, Gledholt, Springdale Mills and many other mills. Engels in the 1840s thought Huddersfield “the most beautiful of the factory towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire”. The 1889 map includes street directory entries for Folly Hall, John William Street, King Street, Manchester Street, Market Place and Street, Station Street and Upperhead Row; the 1905 version also has a selection of street directory entries. The 1889 version is colour-printed, taken from the beautiful hand-coloured OS 1st Edition.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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