Margate (South) 1896 - 25.08

Margate South 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. The map covers the southern part of Margate, stretching from Marine Terrace eastward to Northdown Avenue and from Union Crescent southward to Drapers'' Farm. Features include SER Margate Branch with terminus, stretch of LC&D railway (but station cut off by margin), Tivoli Gardens, Shottendane House, Drapers Almshouses, Deaf & Dumb Asylum, St John the Baptish church, The Brooks, East Margate area, much of Cecil Ward, Hawley Square, Hall by the Sea, Royal Assembly Rooms etc. On the reverse is a list of private residents, entries J to Z.

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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