The large-scale plans of the Ordnance Survey are quite unique. In a clear and attractive manner they have portrayed Britain's towns and villages in detail over the last 150 years. They show not just the streets but virtually every house; the complete track layouts of railways and tramways are given; factories and docks are all shown. These maps have become the most complete record of the places where our ancestors lived and worked.
The Godfrey Edition is a major undertaking to reprint rhese maps, in a convenient and affordable form, for towns throughout England, Ireland and Scotland.
This map will delight all who are interested in the history of Offaly and its towns. Birr, at one time was known as Parsonstown, is generally regarded as one of the finest Georgian town in Ireland and this map shows it in details, including the castle and its celebrated observatory, the barracks at Crinkhill and the long closed railway station.
This important series of reprints will there for of interest to local historians, schools, railway enthusiasts - and of course genealogists.
