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Hindley Green 1906

Hindley Green in 1906 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 much of Hindley Green, stretching from the Atherton Road southward to Tamer Lane End, and from Bickershaw Hall Farm eastward to Pickley Green. Features include railway with Hindley Green station, Springs Pit, Engine Pit, Hindley Green Hall, St James & St Elizabeth church at Bickershaw, St John`s church, St Paul`s church at Pickley Green, part of Westleigh (in bottom right corner), Tamer Lane End, Dangerous Corner, mineral lines, Carr Common Colliery, old shafts, Stonehouse Colliery, etc. On the reverse is a 1918 Hindley Green directory. 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.