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Wallasey Village 1898
Wallasey Village in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of Wallasey before large scale development. Features include railway with Wallasey station, St Hilary`s church, Cottage Hospital, golf links, Wallasey Vale Brewery, The Laund, Black Horse Inn, Breck Road, Wallasey Grange etc. On the reverse is most of sheet 7.06 to the north, extending coverage up to the north coast, Red Noses and Stonby Green. Extracts from a street directory are also included, for Grove Road, Leasowe Road, St George`s Road and Wallasey Village. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.