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Walsall (NE) 1913 – 63.07
Walsall North East in 1913 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 north-eastern area of Walsall, extending from Duncalfe Street eastward to Calder Fields Farm and from Walhouse Street northward to the Cemetery. Features include LNWR railway with engine shed, Ryecroft Junction and stretch of South Staffordshire line; Midland Railway incl Lichfield Junction, grammar school, Hatherton Lake, Arboretum, Albion Tannery, Oal Tannery, Ryecroft area, tramways, Moss Closs Farm, Rushall Hall, St Michael`s church, short stretch of Daw End Branch canal, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Borneo Street, Cecil Street, Eastbourne Street, Lichfield Road, Littleton Street, Mellish Road, Persehouse Street and Westbourne Road. 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.