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Flixton 1904
Flixton in 1904 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 area from Higher Irlam, in the top left corner, and the Manchester Ship Canal eastward to Flixton station. Features include a stretch of the Cheshire Lines Railway, Flixton station, Flixton House, Peers Fold, Wibbersley, St Michael`s church, Towns Gate, Well Acre, Irlam Locks, part of Soap & Candle Works, mineral railway alongside canal, old course of River Irwell, part of Higher Irlam, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a contemporary street directory, incl Carrington Road, Flixton Road, Irlam Road and Woodsend 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.