Cudworth in 1904 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 village of Cudworth, just north-east of Barnsley. Cudworth was notable as the unlikely terminus of the Hull & Barnsley Railway & the map
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- a platform alongside the Midland station. There are numerous other railway lines & junctions, with coverage stretching north to Cudworth North Jct & west to Monk Bretton Jct. Other features include the Bridge Inn, Klondyke, Midland Bleachworks, Lower Cudworth, St John the Baptist church, Barnsley Road, Market Street & the centre of Cudworth. On the reverse a section extends coverage south towards Ardsley Tunnel, including Lundwood Smallpox Hospital, plus a directory for Cudworth in 1889. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.