Leeds SW: Holbeck & New Wortley 1888 - 218.05a

Leeds South West: Holbeck and New Wortley in 1888 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. Two versions have been published for this area. Coverage stretches from Amberley Road eastward to David Street, and from Central Station southward to Brown Lane. Features include Central Station; Midland, LNWR and GNR engine sheds; Whitehall Road Goods Station, Holbeck MR and GNR stations, western approaches to City station, Wortley West and East Junctions, Farnley & Wortley station, Canal Junction, Holbeck Junction and all the connecting lines shown in detail, with track layout, signal posts, turntables, etc. Industry includes Temple Works, Tower Works, Monk Bridge Iron & Steel Works, Ingram Works, Leeds Gas Works and Whitehall Soap Works. Other features include Holbeck Workhouse, Mint, Mann''s Field, New Wortley Cemetery, prison (left blank for security reasons), Cattle Market, numerous churches, tramways, Wortley Recreation Ground, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, etc. Both maps have extracts from an 1889 street directory: the 1888 map including Water Lane and Wellington Street, the 1906 map covering a wider selection, with Gelderd Road, Holbeck Lane, Marshall Street, Wellington Road and Whitehall Road

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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