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Wollaston 1901 – 4.09

Wollaston in 1901 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 straddles the Worcestershire/Staffordshire border; the western half of the map is Staffordshire sheet 71.09. Most development is on the Worcestershire side in the village of Wollaston. Features include Egginton Farm, Waterloo Inn, Highpark Farm, Wollaston Farm, spade & shovel works, St James church. The Kinver Light Railway runs across the map. A small portion of the Stourbridge Canal is in the top left corner. On the reverse are extracts from a Stourbridge directory. 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.