Bristol Staple Hill 1902

Bristol Staple Hill in 1902 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 Staple Hill and Soundwell area of Bristol, and part of north Kingswood, extending from Thicket Road eastward to Rodway Hill, and from High Street and Broad Street southward to Cockshot Hill. Features include tramway with depot, Midland Railway with Staple Hill and part of Mangotsfield stations (the latter at the east margin of map), Rodwayhill House, Sistonhill Farm, Hopewell Hill area, Leicester Square area, Lower and Upper Soundwell, Kingswood Lodge etc. On the reverse are 1896 directory entries for Downend and Mangotsfield.



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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