The railway station is prominently stated here, before it was closed in 1965. Hunt Mill Lane runs right through the town where Hope Chapel, All Saints’ Church and Mortuary Chapel are situated. The town is surrounded by fields that are broken by the Wilts & Berks Canal that flows across east to west, south of the railway.
This detailed map is double-sided for maximum coverage.
Monmouthshire Sheet 11.09 Tredegar (North) 1899 – published 2012; intro by Derrick Pratt.
Monmouthshire Sheet 11.13 Tredegar (South) 1899 – published 2012; intro by Derrick Pratt. This very detailed map covers the southern part of Tredegar, from Red Lion Square and Queen Square southward to Ty-trist Colliery and Pochin Crescent.
This detailed map covers the northern part of Pontypool, with coverage extending northward from Pontypool Park to Trevethin and eastward to Ty-poeth Farm. Monmouthshire Sheet 18.15 Pontypool (North) 1899 – published 2013; intro by Derrick Pratt.
This detailed map covers the small south Cotswolds town of Tetbury. Coverage extends north to Retreat House, west to Charlton House. A contemporary directory is included on the reverse.
The many features on a busy map include Ebbw Vale Blast Furnaces, part of Ebbw Vale Iron Works, Bwlch-y-garn pit, Queen’s Square, Newtown, Pont-y-Gof, Hilltop Farm, Sychffos, Old Tunnel, LNWR railway with station, GWR railway with station and goods station, many mineral lines, Ebbw Vale House, St John’s church, old quarries and pits etc.
This detailed map is dominated by the great Colwick Locomotive Sheds, with Locomotive Junction and its many sidings and yards. The Great Northern Railway’s Nottingham Branch runs through the map, with its Derbyshire Extension lines. Other features include Colwick Manor House, Colwick Vale, cabinet works, Britannia Mills, St George’s Church, etc. On the reverse we include extracts from a 1902 directory for Netherfield together with a specially written introduction to the history of the area
Buckinghamshire Sheet 2.15 Olney 1899 – published 2007; intro by Barrie Trinder.
This very detailed map gives excellent coverage of the village of Gedling, with Carlton in the SW quadrant of the map. Features include Gedling village with All Saints church, Chesterfield Arms, Great Northern Railway with Gedling station, Gedling House, Gedling Lodge; Carlton with St Paul’s church, Manor House, schools, Blackhill House, etc; Colwick North Junction, and a stretch of the Midland Railway. On the reverse we include extracts from a 1902 directory together with a specially written introduction to the history of the area.