Athlone (West) 1912 - LARGE SCALE

Large scale map of Athlone (West); Westmeath sheet 29.05. Historical introduction by Gearoid O'Brien. This very detailed map covers the western half of Athlone, with coverage stretching from the Town Bridge westward to Bellaugh and the county boundary. Note that the Roscommon area to the west is left blank. Features include Shannon Bridge, Town Bridge, Barracks, Infantry Square, railway with Midland Great Western station, engine shed, junction with Mayo Branch, Ranelagh School, Fort Hill, Gallows Hill, Grand Canal Store, Father Mathew Hall, Shannon Saw Mills, Woollen factories, Union Workhouse, St Kieran's Terrace, Connaught Street area, Cavalry Square, Bellaugh, Bogganfin area, Monksland area etc. On the reverse we include extracts from the 1914 rate books for Connaught Street, King Street and Queen Street.

Reduced from the original Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:1,056 and reproduced at 1:1,760 – the equivalent of 36 inches (or one yard) to a mile. This edition published by Alan Godfrey Maps, Leadgate, Consett