Washington in 1896 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 is double-sided. The main map covers the area west of the village, a semi-rural landscape which
Includes:: Old Washington, the Washington Wagonway, Brandy Row & Washington Colliery. Wagonman`s Row is at the top of the map. The map extends west across Washington Moor to High Washington, Havannah Terrace & the terrace known as New York. On the reverse is a large part of adjacent sheet 7.15 & this
Includes:: the actual village of Washington with Old Hall, Holy Trinity church, Dame Margaret`s Home, RC church, etc. The hamlet known as New Washington is at the top of the map. At the extreme right is a section of the Leamside & Ferryhill railway line with Usworth station. 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.