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Mossend 1939 – 12.05
Mossend in 1939 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 steel town of Mossend and the principal features are the three large steelworks: Mossend Works, Milnwood Iron & Steel Works and Clydesdale Iron & Steel Works. Railways cross the map east-west and north-south, with the connecting lines: Cleland Branch, Milnwood Fork, Mossend Fork and Motherwell & Bellshill Connecting Line. Other features include Mossend station, Main Street, Milnwood House, Clyde Crane Works, the south end of Mossend Sidings, etc. On the reverse is the 1929 timetable for the Glasgow-Coatbridge-Mossend-Motherwell 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.