Aspull South in 1928 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 southern part of Aspull, now part of Wigan borough. Coverage stretches from Top Lock northward to the Crawford Pits, & eastward to Gidlow Hall. The map shows an industrial area on the verge of decline, for most of the collieries & railways would be closed within a few years. Features include Albion Iron Works, Top Lock & stretch of Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Woodshaw Pit (disused), Bradshaw Hall, Pennington Hall, Gidlow Hall, St Elizabeth`s church, LMSR Springs Branch, Highfield Delf, eastern part of New Springs, Marsh House Coke Works (disused), Bent Houses, Duke`s Row, Crawford Pits, Simm`s Square, Aspull Pumping Pit, Scot Lane Colliery (No. 4 Pit), mineral railways, etc. 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.