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Bidston 1898

Bidston 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 covers the village of Bidston, extending northward to Wallasey Pool and eastward to Ilchester Road. Features include St Oswald`s church, Bidston Hall, Birkenhead & Wirral Agricultural Show Ground, Wallasey Pool Bridge, Anglo American Oil Depot, graving docks, etc. Stretches of the Wirral Railway are shown, including Docks station, Bidston station, Seacombe Junctions, Goods Line, engine shed, goods station. On the reverse is part of adjacent sheet 7.13, extending coverage eastward to Fenderlane Farm, New Farm and Reeds Farm. 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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