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Templeborough & Tinsley 1921 – 289.14b

Templeborough and Tinsley in 1921 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 Templeborough and Tinsley area south-west of Rotherham and north of Sheffield. Templeborough Rolling Mills runs along the top of the map, the MR North Midland line runs down the east side, with numerous sidings. The main settlement is Tinsley, where features include St Lawrence`s church, Standard Steel Works, Simplex Motor Works, Town Street. A small portion of the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal is shown. On the reverse is about half of an earlier 1901 edition for the same Tinsley area, showing a largely rural area before the various steelworks and rolling mills had been built.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.