Blackpool South 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 &
Includes:: both sheets 58.04 & 58.08. The northernmost map, sheet 58.04, covers the South Shore area from Waterloo Road southward to Harrow Side Lane & Highfield Road, & eastward to Middle Lane. Features include the South Pier, Waterloo Road station (on Kirkham & Blackpool line), Lytham Road station, tramways, Star Inn, Arnold House. Several streets south of Balmoral Road are only partly built up. The backing map, sheet 58.08, continues coverage south & is largely undeveloped. Features here include tramway & tram depot, Layton Hawes Farm, Stony Hill, Starr Hills, 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.