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Winchester 1895 – 41.13

Winchester 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 stretches from West Fields eastward to Winnall and St Giles Hill. Most of the city centre is included and features include the Cathedral, High Street, North Walls, station, Cheeshill station, Highcliffe, The Soke, St Mary`s College, St Swithin`s Street, Culvers Close, Infantry Barracks, cemetery, Sleepers Hill, cattle market, brewery, Wharf Mills, Abbey Mill, Oram`s Arbour, King Alfred`s Place, West Hill, Royal County Hospital, Diocesan Training College, gaol (left blank for security reasons), Fulflood, Workhouse. As in most cathedral cities there were many small parishes and those named here include St Michael, St Peter Cornbrook, St Peter Cheesehill, Chilcomb Within, St John, St Maurice, St Mary Kalendar, St Bartholomew Hyde, St Thomas, Weeke Within. On the reverse are street directories for High St, Jewry St, North Walls, Southgate St and The Square.About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS SeriesSelected 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.