
Whitehaven in 1923 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. 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. In this title: this detailed map covers the centre of Whitehaven, extending from Whitehaven Castle northward to Beatty Road & South View Road; & eastward to Low Harras. Features include town centre with individual buildings neatly delineated; railway with Bransty station, William Pit with railway sidings, Wellington Pit with mineral branch, Howgill Incline, Outer Harbour, Inner Harbour, South & North Harbours, Queen's Dock, North Shore Works, St Nicholas church, tanneries, Castle Park, Crowpark Wood, Harras Park, St James church, Old Mill carpet factory, Market Hall, Harbour Commissioner's Railway including the line through Market Place, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a 1921 directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25