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Kirkintilloch 1896
Kirkintilloch in 1896 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 of Kirkintilloch, a small town just north-east of Glasgow, is double-sided. The main map covers the area from Cowgate northward to Kelvin Valley West Junction and Inchbreck, and eastward to Bridgend Farm and Meiklehill House. Features include Meiklehill Colliery Pit 5, Hillhead, Waverley Park, remains of the Antonine Wall, Langmuir Rows, Forth & Clyde Canal, Kelvinside Factory, Lion Foundry, station, High Street. On the reverse is a section of the adjacent sheet 33.06, extending coverage south and this includes Holmfield Mill, Old Aisle Burial Ground of St Ninians church, Townhead, East Greens, South Bank Iron Works, canal basins, Basin Iron Foundry and Wester Mains House.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.