Chatham 1907

Chatham in 1907 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 an area from Eastgate House in Rochester eastward to part of the Royal Naval Hospital in Gillingham, including most of Chatham town and also part of Rochester (though not as far west as the cathedral). Features include High Street, Eastgate; Chatham, Rochester, Chatham Central stations; New Road, New Avenue, Church Hill, Brook, Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham Barracks, Garrison church, Town Hall Gardens, Southill Barracks, Ordnance Terrace (once home to Dickens), Chatham Hill, Ordnance Place, Pattens Lane, tramways, Troy Town, Chatham Intra, Chatham Ness, Sun Pier, numerous wharves and piers along the Medway. A few sites are left blank for security reasons (e.g. Fort Amherst). 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. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.