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Bootle Docks & Seaforth 1907 – 99.13
Bootle Docks in 1907 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 is double-sided; the main map covers much of Seaforth, together with part of north Bootle including Linacre Ward. Coverage stretches from the coast inland to Salisbury Road, and from Narrowby Road southward to Aber Street. Features include Seafield Convent, Seaforth Hall, St Thomas church, Overhead Railway, LYR railway with Seaforth Sands station, Fazakerley & North Mersey Branch, LYR Liverpool-Southport line with Seaforth station, north part of Alexandra & Langton Docks goods station, St Leonard`s church, tramways, Arley House, Bowersdale Park, etc. On the reverse is the adjacent sheet 106.01 which extends coverage southward to include some of the docks: Hornby Dock, Alexandra Dock, Langton Dock, Brocklebank Dock, Overhead Railway with several stations, Bootle Borough Hospital, Langton Graving Docks, LNWR Alexandra Dock Goods Station, St Mary`s church, North Mersey & Alexandra Docks Goods Station, etc. 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.