Heaton Park 1907

Product Description

Heaton Park in 1907 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 Heaton Park, including Heaton House & Heaton Farm. To the west is the Rooden Lane area, with Heaton Park station, the tramway along Bury Old Road, Albion Mill, St Hilda`s church, High Bank, Parkside Mill, St Margaret`s church, & several terraced streets. On the right side of the map is Middleton Road with tramway including a spur to Heaton Park, Middleton Road Dye Works, Heaton Mills, Heaton Vale Dye Works, Boggart Hole Farm, etc. On the reverse are street directory extracts for Bury Old Road, Egerton Street, Heaton Park Road, Newtown Street, Ogden Street, Ostrich Lane, Park Street & Whittaker Lane. 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.