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Burnley 1910

Burnley in 1910 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 most of central Burnley with its many mills, stretching from Cog Lane and Gannow Junction eastward to Belvedere Road, and from Danes House Road southward to Montague Road and Manchester Road station. Features include Bank Top station, Barracks station, Infantry Barracks, Wood Top Mill, Hargher Clough Mill, Yatefield Mill and numerous other mills, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Whittlefield Farm, Piccadilly Gardens, Burnley Iron Works, Paper Mill, Clifton Colliery with tramways, Bankhouse Iron Works, Market Hall and all other town centre buildings, cattle market, St Peter`s church, tramways, Technical Institute, Palace Skating Rink, Bank Hall, Bank Hall Colliery (top right corner) with tramway, Keighley Green, mineral railway, Stoneyholme, etc. On the reverse are directory extracts, including a list of cotton manufacturers and street directory entries for St James Street, Sandygate, Westgate, Market Street and Market Place.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.