Omagh 1906

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Omagh in 1906 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 and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century.

In this title: the map gives very good coverage of the attractive Co Tyrone town of Omagh. The sheetlines are quite kind and most of the town is shown, with coverage eastward to Tyrone County Hospital. Features include High Street, Market Street, John Street, Church Street, Campsie Road, all with individual buildings neatly delineated. Court House, Fair Green, Corn Market, RC church, Presbyterian church, Infantry Barracks, County Hospital, Creevenagh House, Campsie Saw Mills, Lisnamallard Mills, Lisnamallard House, Riverdale, Old Barracks; railway with station, goods shed, engine house, Market Goods station and branch, all clearly shown with track layout. Meetinghousehill area, Dergmoney Lower area, Gortmore House, Coolnagard Lower area, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a street directory, including Abbey Street, Campsie Avenue, Campsie Road, Castle Street, Church Street, Dublin Road, George's Street, High Street, John Street, Market Street, Mountjoy Road.

About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series:
The plans, in black and white, have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:2,500 (25" to 1 mile) and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). They cover towns in great detail, showing individual houses and property boundaries, railway tracks, factories, churches, mills, canals, tramways and even minutiae such as dockside cranes, fountains, signal posts, pathways, sheds, wells, etc. On the reverse most maps have historical notes on the area concerned. Many also include extracts from contemporary directories, listing local inhabitants or businesses house by house (“Brunswick Square, 5, Fisher The Misses Mary & Caroline”). The maps are ideal for local historians, transport historians, family historians, or simply those with an interest in the town they live in or have visited.

PLEASE NOTE:

• The maps are highly detailed so they do not cover a large area. Most maps are for an area of about one and a half square miles: normally one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across.

• Many areas, such as London, Merseyside, Tyneside, etc. are covered by several adjacent maps which can be assembled together to provide wider coverage.