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Keighley North 1913

Keighley North in 1913 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 northern half of Keighley, extending from Town Hall Square northward to Keighley Cemetery, and from Cartmel Road eastward to Thwaites House. A small part of Riddlesden, including West Riddlesden Hall, is in the top right corner. Features include the railway station, Devonshire Park, Cliffe Castle, Beechcliffe, Victoria Hospital, Mechanics Institute, tramways, Cavendish Street, Spring Gardens Lane, Burlington Shed, Eastwood, Strong Close, Aireworth, Aireworth Mills, Dalton Mills, Midland Works, Stockbridge Mills, Victoria Park, Thwaites station, the Stock Bridge, Stockbridge, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, etc. A list of private residents from an 1889 directory 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.