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Bamfurlong and Bryn Gates 1906
Bamfurlong and Bryn Gates in 1906 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 an area south of Wigan, stretching from Bamfurlong southward to Lily Farm and the northern tip of Ashton in Makerfield. Features include Bryn Gates hamlet, the LNWR main line with Bamfurlong station, Bamfurlong Hall, Long Lane Sidings Cross Tetley`s Sidings, Mains Colliery, Lily Lane Colliery, Long Lane Pits, Garswood Hall Collieries, tramway along the Bolton Road, several extensive mineral railways, Bryn Hall, etc. On the reverse is an extract from the Six Inch to the Mile map covering the area eastward to Bryn, Rose Hill, Downall Green and Gustavus Hillock, southward to Stubshaw Cross and Town Green. 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.