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Loughborough 1901

Loughborough 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 double-sided; the main map covers most of the town, extending from Cobden Street westward to Knight Thorpe Hall and Burleigh Hall, and from Cambridge Street southward to Mountfields House and Corporation Road. Features include LNWR Charnwood Forest Branch with terminus, Southfields, Queens Park, Convent, New Walks, Grammar School, All Saints church, Town Hall, Market Place, St Peter`s church, Workhouse, Burleigh Fields, Midland Horticultural Works, end of Loughborough Canal with Regent Wharf, etc. On the reverse is a portion of the adjacent sheet 18.05 extending coverage eastward to include Great Central Railway with station, and Elm Park; the Midland Railway is not on the map.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.