Shepton Mallet 1885

We have published two versions of this map, showing how the town changed across the years. The 1885 edition is fully coloured, taken from the beautiful 1st edition OS handcoloured map. The maps cover the Somerset town of Shepton Mallet, including the outlying hamlets of Bowlish and West Shepton. Features include the prsion (left blank for security reasons), Anglo Bavarian Brewery, Workhouse, Kanghorne Park, Somerset & Dorset Railway with most of station, church, Cattle Market, Field House, Brewery and Malthouses; coverage continues north to Lower Downside Farm. Both maps include extracts from early directories.

Reduced from the original Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map to a scale of approximately 1:4,340 (or about 15" to the mile). This edition published by Alan Godfrey Maps, Leadgate, Consett