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Blackburn West 1929

Blackburn West in 1929 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 western part of Blackburn, stretching from Montague Street and Leyland Street westward to Billinge Nook and Billinge Hill, and from Wycollard Road southward to Redlam Brow. Much of Witton Park is included on the map (but not the house). Features include Preston New Road, Wensley Fold, St Mark`s church, Cross Hill school, Springfield Maternity Home, Billinge End, Garden Street Mill, Bank Top Mill, Corporation Park, Johnston Street Mill, Peel Mill, St Paul`s Ward, The Wrangling, Belle Vue Mill, Alexandra Meadows, many other mills, tramways, River Blakewater, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a 1918 directory including street entries for Bank Top, Dukes Brow, Granville Road, Leamington Road, Preston New Road, Redlam, Revidge Road and West Park 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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