
Hindley Green North 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 the northern part of Hindley Green, together with the southern fringe of Westhoughton. Coverage stretches from Hindley Green Mills northward & eastward to Eatock`s Colliery. Features include Eatock`s Colliery, Brookside or Bugle Horn Colliery, Swan Nut & Bolt Works, mineral railways, Hindley Green Mills, tramway, Long Lane Farm, old shafts, Carr Common, The Pungle, Westhoughton Mills (disused), Hosker`s Nook, Southworth House, etc. On the reverse is an extract from the 1929 version, showing the area around Brookside Colliery at a later stage & the reopened Swan Lane Colliery. 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.