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Wolverhampton Bushbury 1914
Wolverhampton Bushbury in 1914 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 Bushbury and Dunstall Park area on the north side of Wolverhampton. Coverage extends from Dunstall Park station northward to Oxley Manor, and from Shaw Road westward to Lower Street at Tettenhall. Features include Dunstall Park Racecourse, stretch of GWR railway with Dunstall Park station, Oxley Sidings, engine shed, Wulfruna`s Well, Dunstall House, tramways, Bushbury Lane, Oxley Manor, Aldersley, Clare House, etc. Railway to Kingswinford is shown as `under construction`. Directories of Bushbury for 1912 and 1925 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.