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Whitehaven South 1923

Whitehaven South in 1923 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 southern part of Whitehaven, stretching from Thwaiteville and Low Corkickle southward to the Poor Law Institution, and from Kells eastward to Hensingham. Features include railway with Corkickle station, Preston Street Goods Branch, engine shed, mineral railway to Ladysmith Pit, Haig Colliery, Kells, Arrowthwaite Villas, Arrowthwaite, Thwaiteville, Whitehaven & Preston Quarter Cemetery, Poor Law Institution, Fire Brick Works, The Gardens, Auction Mart, Tower Brewery, etc. The map also includes part of Hensingham with St John`s church, Lowther Arms and Bee Hive pub. On the reverse are extracts from a 1921 directory, continuing from those on the Whitehaven map. 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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