Corwen 1899 - LARGE SCALE

Large scale map gf Corwen; Merioneth sheet 8.13. This map shows Corwen in 1899, with the railway line being a prominent feature through the map, the line being closed in 1962. Corwen boasted six hotels which can be seen on the map, four of which are still running today. Three quarriess are visible to the south of the town, one of which is straight underneath the Corwen Union Workhouse which served six parishes in Merionethshire and seven in Denbighshire. The river Dee runs around the town travelling from one end of the map to the other above the railway line. The map also features an historical introduction by Derrick Pratt.

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