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Wick 1905
Wick in 1905 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. Most of the town centre is shown and coverage stretches from Huddart Street westward to Gauliquoy, and from Louisburgh Street southward to the cemetery. Features include the railway with station with a section of the Wick & Lybster Light Railway, Lower Pulteneytown, Inner Harbour, part of Outer Harbour, Pulteney Distillery, Bridge of Wick, Taits Harbour, Sillersburn, Langley Park, East Banks, churches, High Street, Janetstown, Academy, Harrow Mill, and the town centre . Extracts from a contemporary trade directocry 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.