We have published more than 2,000 maps in our series of Old Ordnance Survey Map reprints, including a group in Gloucestershire. The maps are highly detailed. They are taken from the OS 1:2,500 (or 25 inch) maps and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. Each covers an area of a mile and a half by a mile. They show streets with individual houses, tram tracks, railway tracks and even signals, factories, wharves and such details as fountains and water troughs. They will provide hours of fascination for historians and genealogists. The maps are neatly folded and each includes a specially written introduction to the area. Maps can be purchased on our On-line Mapshop where further information about titles is given. Or visit The Index Page for a full list to the series and details of Prices.
Here are the details of maps for Cirencester & Preston:
This detailed map is one of a pair of maps for Cirencester. It covers the eastern half of the town, with coverage stretching from the east end of Market Place eastward to Kingshill Lane and beyond. Partb of Preston village, including All Saints church, is in the SE corner. A major aspect of the map is the Watermoor area, where features include the Midland & South Western Junction Railway with station and engine house. Other features include Trinity church, Watermoor House, Poor Law Institution, Royal Nursery, Dyer Street, Victoria Road, Watermoor Road, Tower Street, The Avenue, Lewis Lane, The Beeches, Golden Farm, isolation hospital, Preston Forty. On the reverse we include extracts from an 1894 directory, including Commercial entries J-Z. On the reverse we include a commercial directory from 1894, entries A-I and a 1906 timetable for the GWR's Cirencester Branch.
The map links up with a map for Cirencester West.
Follow this link for a complete list of our Gloucestershire Series maps.
You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.
Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of maps for England, return to the England page.
The Godfrey Edition / godfreyedition@btinternet.com / 20 November 2007