Bacup 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 covers the Rossendale town of Bacup, with the town centre on the eastern side of the map. Coverage then stretches westward to Pilling Barn Lane, & from Rockliffe Road northward to Broad Clough. Features include Forest Mill, Huttock Top, Stacksteads Colliery with tramways, St John`s church, Lane Head, Market Hall, Tong Mill, Bacup Mill, Holmes Mills, Meadows Mill, Old Meadows Colliery with tramway, Maden Recreation Ground, etc. Extracts from a directory are on the reverse: the commercial entries A toC. 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.