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Wisbech 1900

Wisbech in 1900 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 maps covers an area stretching from Barton Lane Crossing eastward to Clarkson Avenue, and from Leverington Road southward to Victoria Road. Features include New Wisbech, The Castle, Cattle Market, Wisbech Canal, River Nene, St Peter & St Paul`s church, New Walsoken, Bowthorpe, East Field, St Augustine`s church and the workhouse. The complicated railway information includes MGN Joint line with Wisbech station, GER Harbour branch, GER Goods station off Oldfield Lane. Coverage extends westward along Barton Lane to the railway crossing. A directory of private residents is 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.