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Blackburn 1892 (Coloured Edition)

Blackburn in 1892 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. Three versions of this map have been published, extending from Wimberley Street and Brockkhouse southward to Lower Audley Steet and Pringle Street, and from Bradshaw Street and New Park Street eastward to Hole House. Features include the railway station, Daisyfield station, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Town Hall, Market Place, Cathedral, Audley Mill, Walpole Street Mill, Cicely Bridge Mill, Higher Mill, Parkside Mill, Newton Street Mill, Springfield Mills, Prospect Mill, Furthergate Mill, many other mills, Higher Audley, St Peter`s Ward, St Mary`s Ward, St John`s Ward, St Matthew`s Ward, Trinity Ward, Green Bank, Canal Engineering Works, etc. By the time of the 1929 map some of the mills were disused, an ominous sign that Blackburn`s age of prosperity as a great mill town was over. Street directory entries are on the reverse of each map.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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