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Wyke Regis 1901

Wyke Regis 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. Weymouth is covered by a block of three maps. On the main Weymouth map is the town centre, with coverage stretching from Westerhall Road and Carlton Road southward to Belle Vue Road, the Portland Breakwater or Bincleaves Groyne. Features include Melcombe Regis, station, Hotel Burdon, eastern edge of Radipole Lake, Gloucester Hotel, St Thomas`s Street, Pile Pier, railway to harbour, Custom House Quay, Alexandra Gardens, Weymouth Bridge, Harbour, Trinity Road, Nothe Point, Hope Square, Weymouth Brewery, Hope Brewery, malthouses, Bincleave Rocks, shipbuilding yards. On the back is a list of private residents from a contemporary directory. The Weymouth Westham map covers the noth-western area of the town, stretching from the North Quay and High West Street northward to Chafey`s Lake, and westward to the Marquis Farm, and Marquis of Granby pub. Features include Melcombe Regis Burial Ground, Abbotsbury Road, Chickerell Road, Weymouth Burial Ground, Gas Works, Newstead Road, much of Radipole Lake. On the back is an extract from the commercial directory for Weymouth, entries A to G.This title, the Wyke Regis map, covers the south-west of the town and is double-sided for maximum coverage. The main map covers the area from Rodwell and Rodwell Road southward to Park Mead Farm, and westward to Wyke Regis, still largely a separate village. Features in Weymouth include the Workhouse, Rodwell station, Belfield House, Sandsfoot Castle, St Nicholas church, Springfield, Wyke Road. Features in Wyke include All Saints church, Wyke House. On the reverse a large extract from sheet 58.02, continues coverage southward to the Chesil Bank; Portland Bridge and Small Mouth are in the centre of this map, which shows the link between Portland and Weymouth. Features here include East Fleet, Royal Victoria Hotel. 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.