Norwich (North) 1905 - 63.11a

Norwich North 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. Norwich is covered by a block of three maps.

NORWICH NORTH-WEST map is centred on the Dereham Road area, with suburbs stretching west from the city. Coverage extends from Gladstone St and Adelaide St westward one and a half miles to Earlham Grove and open country; and from Earlham Road northward to the River Wensum and the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. Features include the cemetery, Workhouse, isolation hospital, tramways along Earlham Road and Dereham Road, Northumberland St, Armes St, etc. On the back are street directories for Adelaide Street, Alexandra Road, Armes Street, Connaught Road, Dereham Road, Earlham Road, Havelock Road, Nelson Street, St Philips Road, Sandringham Road and West End Street.

This title, NORWICH NORTH, covers an area, stretching from Heigham Road and Palace Road eastward to Gas Hill and Thorpe Hamlet, and from Eade Road and Branford Road southward to the Market Place. Features include the Cathedral, city station, site of the Castle, River Wensum, tramways, St Giles church, Pottergate Street and much of the city centre. On the reverse are street directory entries for Botolph Street, Duke Street, Elm Hill, Grapes Hill, London Street, Magdalen Street, Oak Street, Pitt Street, Pottergate Street, Princes Street, Quayside and St Andrew Street.

NORWICH SOUTH continues coverage southward to Cecil Road and features include Thorpe station, engine works, Victoria station, Carrow Works, Chapelfield Gardens, Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, tramways, Ber Street, Queens Road, St Peter''s church, St Stephen''s church, cattle market, New Lakenham, Peafield, Mancroft Ward, King St Old Brewery, Carrow Abbey, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for All Saints Green, Ber Street, Bethel Street, Bracondale, Essex Street, Grove Road, King Street, Queen''s Road and Surrey Street.

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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