Oxford 1898 - 33.15

Oxford in 1898 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 maps of Oxford are published in this series; they link up with each other to provide quite good coverage of the city, though some outlying areas, including the station, are not yet covered.

The OXFORD map covers the centre and north of the city, stretching from Parkend Street and the LNWR station (on the margin of the map) eastward to New Marston, and from Church Street and Pembroke Street northward to Norham Gardens. Features include most of the Colleges, including Balliol, Jesus, Exeter, Trinity, St John’s, Worcester, Somerville, Keble, Christ Church (at the foot of the map), All Souls, Corpus Christi, Merton, Queen''s, All Souls, Magdalen, St Edmund Hall, Wadham, Mansfield. Other features include Magdalen Bridge, Botanic Gardens, St Clement''s church, River Cherwell, Mesopotamia Walk, Radcliffe Library, Radcliffe Observatory, County Hall, Cornmarket Street, Clarendon Press, St Giles Street, St Giles churc and Radcliffe Infirmary. Street directories for Broad Street, George Street, High Street, Holywell Street, St Giles Street are on the reverse.

The SOUTH OXFORD map continues coverage south, covering an area from Pembroke College a mile southward to New Hinksey, and from the Hinksey Stream eastward to Hurst Street. Features include the Cathedral, New Street, Folly Bridge, Trinity church, St Matthew''s church, Grandpont, Abingdon Road. The Thames or Isis runs through the centre of the map and east of that are the University Running Ground, St Hilda''s, Donnington Nursery, Iffley Road, St John''s church, Christchurch Meadow, Bullingdon Road, etc. Street directories for Abingdon Road, Black Friars Road, Cambridge Street, Friars Street, Friars Wharf, Iffley Road, Isis Street, St Aldgate''s Street and Speedwell Street are on the back.

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.