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Bolton North 1908
Bolton North in 1908 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 northern part of Bolton, stretching from Davenport Street northward to Astley Bridge, and from Atlas Mills eastward to Tonge Viaduct. Features include the LYR Astley Bridge Branch with Halliwell and Astley Bridge goods stations, tramways, Mortfield Bleach Works, Thomasson Park, Bee Hive Works, Waters Meeting Bleach Works, and a great many mills, including Vernon Mills, Mossfield Mill, Albert Mills, Egyptian Mills, Persian Mills, Park Mill, Halliwell Cotton Works, Columbia Mills, Atlas Mills, Falcon Mill, North End Mills, Halliwell Mills, Bolton Union Mills and Dart Mill, etc. The Blackburn Road runs north-south through the map. On the reverse are street directory entries for Blackburn Road, Eskrick Street and Halliwell 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.