Lees in 1906 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 Lees area of greater Oldham but then an Urban District in its own right. Coverage stretches from Roxbury eastward to Thornley, & from Lees High Street southward to Wildmoor Leach Wood & part of Alt. Features include Knowls Lane, Grotton & Springhead station, St Agnes church, High Knowls, Clough Mill, Woodend Mill, Thornley Brook, Lees New Road, County End, tramways, Holts, Pitses, Roundthorn with St Matthew`s church, New Earth, Nether Lees, Leesbrook, River Medlock, etc. On the reverse is a 1918 directory of Lees. 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.