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Wavertree and Broad Green 1905

Wavertree and Broad Green in 1905 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 of east Liverpool around Wavertree and Broad Green. Coverage stretches from Stevenson Street eastward to Rocky Lane, and from Binns Road southward to Fir Lane. Features include Victoria Park, east Wavertree, Wavertree Nook, Broad Green, Olive Mount, Oak Vale Park, Sandown Park, Olive Mount Junction, Broad Green station, Rathbone Road goods station, Pighue Lane Junction, St Mary`s church, Sandown Hall, Wavertree Green, School for Blind Children, Cottage Homes, Broad Green Hall, Rocky Lane Farm, Childwall Priory, Hillside Farm, tramways, etc. The eastern half of the map, around Childwall Road and Broad Green Road, is surprisingly rural. On the reverse are street directory entries for Binns Road, Broad Green Road, Chesnut Grove, Wavertree High Street, Orford Street, Rathbone Road and Sandown Lane.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.