Birkenhead in 1909 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 is double-sided. The main map covers a major central area of Birkenhead, stretching from Manor Hill eastward to Hamilton Square, & from Grange Road northward to Vittoria Dock. Features include Birkenhead Park, Claughton, Manor House, St John`s church, tramways, Haymarket, St Lawrence`s RC church, Egerton Dock, Morpeth Dock, Wallasey Dock, Vittoria Dock, railways into & around docks, LNWR Goods station, Birkenhead Warehouses, Duke Street Wharf, Cavendish Wharf, Cavendish Wharf Sidings, Birkenhead Park football ground, Mersey Cabinet Works, tram depot, Birkenhead Park station, St Ann`s church, Borough Hospital, etc. On the reverse is the adjacent map 13.04 which extends coverage eastward to the waterfront; features here include Birkenhead Iron Works, St Mary`s church, Clovers Graving Docks, Woodside Ferry, Woodside station, Woodside Ferry, Morpeth Branch Dock, GWR goods station, Wallasey Landing Stage, Wallasey Lairage, Woodside Lairage, etc. A street directory for Conway Street is also included. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.