Brighton 1909 - 66.09

Brighton in 1909 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 much of central and west Brighton, together with a large part of Hove. Coverage stretches from Old Steine and Grand Parade westward to Second Avenue and Wilbury Road, and from Old Shoreham Road southward to the seafront. Major features include the station, engine shed, locomotive and carriage works, Holland Road Halt, and railway lines and tramways; St Nicholas church, St Peter''s church, Hotel Metropole, Grand Hotel, Bedford Hotel, part of West Pier, Brunswick Lawns, Adelaide Crescent, Brunswick Square, Regency Square, Montpelier Crescent, St Anns Wells Gardens, All Saints church Hove, cricket ground, St Thomas church, The Wick, Wick Hall, Gloucester Place, Royal Pavilion, The Lanes (not all named), the Dome, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Brunswick Place, Kings Road and Western Road.

West Worthing 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. Worthing is covered on two maps. The West Worthing map covers the area from Christchurch Road westward to Elm Grove and to the boundary with Goring parish. Much of this map is in the parish of Heene and includes St Botolph''s church there. Features include West Worthing and Worthing stations, Heene Windmill, numerous nursery greenhouses, Westbrooke, Park Crescent, Marine Parade, Shelley Road, Holy Trinity church, St Andrew''s church, Christ Church. Street directory extracts on the reverse show entries for Clifton Road, Crescent Road, Heene Road, Marine Parade, Montague Street and Richmond Road.

The Worthing map continues coverage eastward and stretches to the end of Brougham Road and to Seamill Farm. Features include the pier, Chapel Road, South Street, St Paul''s church, Brighton Road (where Oscar Wilde wrote The Importance of Being Earnest), Infirmary, Homefield Park, more nursery greenhouses, Poors Ten Acres, St Georges church. Directory extracts on the reverse show street entries for Brighton Road, Chapel Road, Marine Parade, Marine Place, South Street, Warwick Road and Warwick Street.

About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series
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. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.

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