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Allerton 1905

Allerton 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 the Allerton Road area on the south-eastern side of Liverpool, plus the southern part of Wavertree. Coverage stretches from Greenbank Road eastward to Hornby Lane, and from Dunbabin Road southward to Elmsley Road. The western half of the map shows suburban streets developing, further east the area is more rural but with numerous villas in leafy grounds. Features include Holy Trinity church, trams and depot, Richmond Lodge, Blue Coat Hospital, quarries, LNWR railway with Sefton Park station, Penketh Hall, Mossley House, brick works, Allerton Road Farm, All Hallows church, Hart Hill, Dunbabin Farm, Calderstone, Bishop Eton monastery, Liverpool Polo Ground, Stand Park, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Crawford Avenue, Nicander Road, Penny Lane Wavertree and Smithdown Road. 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.

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