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Meanwood and Far Headingley 1906

Meanwood and Far Headingley in 1906 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 Meanwood area on the north side of Leeds. The northern part of Headingley, around St Chad`s church, Otley Road and Moor Road, is in the bottom left corner and coverage extends north to Meanwood Hall, eastward to Carr Manor. The scattered communities across the map include Weetwood, Meanwood, Myrtle Square and Hill Top, Bentley. Features on what was still a semi-rural landscape include Holy Trinity church, Meanwood Tanneries, Weetwood Dye & Print Works, Bardon Hill, Bardon Grange, tramways terminating at Far Headingley and Bentley, Meanwood Quarry. Carr Manor and Meanwood Hall stand in extensive grounds. On the reverse is a good selection of street directory entries for the area.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.