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Kiveton Park and Wales 1901
Kiveton Park and Wales in 1901 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 is covers the small village of Wales, a few miles south-east of Sheffield, stretching from Wales Court southward to the Manor House, Lord Conyers Arms, Wales Grange, St John`s church and the cemetery. Further east is the colliery settlement of Kiveton Park, including Kiveton Park Collieries, the railway with part of the Killamarsh Branch, Kiveton Rows and The Barracks, etc. On the reverse are directory entries for Wales, Todwick and Harthill with Woodall. a 1916 Midland Railway timetable for the Sheffield-Treeton-Chesterfield line.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.