Wath Upon Dearne 1901

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Wath upon Dearne 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 covers the town of Wath upon Dearne, the village of West Melton, & the hamlets of Newhill, Gore Hill & Brampton. A short stretch of the GCR railway is shown, including Wath station. The Dearne & Dove Canal runs across the map. Features at Wath include All Saints church, Town Hall, Church Street, cemetery, Wath Brewery, Burlington House, High Street, etc. To the east is Gore Hill, with St James Mission Church, South Yorkshire Oil Soap Works, Green Ings. Eastward is West Melton, including High Street, Old Hall Farm, streets around Melton Road & Winterwell Road. To the south is Newhill with Newhill Hall, Newhill Grange. On the reverse is a portion of the adjacent sheet 283.06 showing the rest of West Melton, including Christ Church, Melton Green, brick works, Firth Road, & extending to Brampton with Brampton Hall & Brampton House, plus extracts from a directory of Wath. 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.