East Bierley 1905

East Bierley in 1905 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 village of East Bierley at the northern tip of today''s Kirklees. Features include Toftshaw, New Toftshaw, Shetcliffe Mills, Tong Cemetery, Montserrat House, Red Hill Colliery, Cross Pit, GNR Gildersome Branch, Hunsworth Hill, Mill Carr Hill, GNR Pudsey & Low Moor Branch, Cheesecake House, Eight Horse Incline, Victoria Incline etc.

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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