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No Place, Beamish and West Pelton 1895

No Place, Beamish and West Pelton in 1895 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 village of Beamish (though Beamish Hall and the area now covered by the museum are to the north). It also includes the hamlet known as No Place, Co-operative Villas, and extends east to West Pelton and High Handenhold, which are in the south-eastern corner. The NER Annfield Plain Branch (now part of the C2C cycle path) runs through the map and Beamish station is near the centre. Other features include the Beamish Wagonway, Stanley Wagonway, and Beamish Colliery – East Stanley Pit and Second Pit; also High Urpeth Cottages, Urpeth Burn, Forgebank Plantation, Edenhill Plantation, St Paul`s church West Pelton, saw mills, Beamish Stables, Shepherd & Shepherdess pub, etc. Directory entries for West Pelton and Beamish (or Pit Hill) are on the reverse.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.

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