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Birkdale 1909 – 75.13

Birkdale in 1909 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 southern part of Southport, and Birkdale. Coverage extends from Stanley Avenue northward to Westcliffe Road, and from Warwick Street westward to the shore. This is mainly a residential map with many streets of housing, but other features include the Cheshire Lines Railway with Palace station, LYR railway with Birkdale station, Smedley Hydropathic, Bickerton House, livery stables, tramways, Victoria Brewery, Terra Nova, Palace Hotel, convent, etc. A good selection of street directory entries is on the reverse. 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.