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Liverpool Princes Park 1905
Liverpool Princes Park in 1905 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 a busy area of south Liverpool, largely comprising the eastern half of Toxteth, Princes Park Ward and Sefton Park. Coverage stretches from Admiral Street eastward to Green Bank, and from Eversley Street southward to Alexandra Drive. Features include Toxteth Park Cemetery, Princes Park, much of Sefton Park, tramways and depot, Turner Memorial Home of Rest, St Paul`s church, Worsley House, Dingle station, Toxteth Park Workhouse, villas (several named) around Sefton Park, cricket ground, St Columba`s Presbyterian church, Greenbank School, St Pancras church, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Alexandra Drive, Byles Street, Croxteth Road, Devonshire Road, Ivanhoe Road, Lime Grove, Prince`s Avenue, Prince`s Road and Tiber Street. 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.