Hindley 1907

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Hindley 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 much of Hindley, just east of Wigan. Coverage stretches from Walmesley Park (in top left corner) eastward to Chapel Fields & southward to Low Green. Features include a stretch of the LNWR Lancashire Union line, a stretch of the GCR Wigan Junction Branch with Hindley & Platt Bridge station & Amberswood East & West Curves, small stretches of LYR lines in top corner, Strangeways Hall Collieries, Strangeways House, Hindley Hall Colliery, Amberswood Common, Moss Hall, Moss Colliery, Riding Mine Colliery, Borsdane Brook, St Peter`s church & Hindley town centre, Platt Lane Mill, Worthington Mills, Bleach Works, tramways, Grange Colliery, All Saints church, Grammar Pit, Ladies Lane Sale Yard, etc. A commercial directory for Hindley is on the reverse. 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.