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Lifford and Bournville 1903

Lifford and Bournville in 1903 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 an area south of Birmingham which includes the southern part of Bournville, Lifford, Cotteridge and Stirchley Street. Coverage stretches from Middletonhall Road northward to Bournville station and eastward to Hazelwell Hall. Features include Midland Railway with Bournville station, Kings Norton station, Lifford station, the Lifford Loop and Goods Branch, Kings Norton Metal Works, Lifford Mill, Redhouse Farm, Watford House, High House, Rowheath Farm, St Agnes church, screw factory, Breedon Cross, Hazelwell Mill, Hazelwell Hall, Fordhouse Farm, Maryvale area of Bournville, ammunition works, southern tip of Bournville Works, Bournville Brass Foundry, Bournville Hall, Worcester & Birmingham Canal, a short stretch of Stratford on Avon Canal, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Beech Road, Bournville Lane, Linden Road and Mary Vale Road; plus the Midland Railway Birmingham-Redditch timetable in 1916.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.