Leigh North 1910

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Leigh North in 1905 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 Leigh, extending from Bradshawgate northward to Atherton Hall, & from Findlay Street eastward to Green Lane. Part of the town centre is shown, including St Mary`s church, Town Hall, Market Place, Lord Street, Church Street, Westleigh station (at margin of map), Athletic Ground, Avenue Mill, Leigh & Bedford station, Brook Mill, Leigh Brewery, Brookside Mill, Platfold Mill, Church Fields, Kirkhall Lane, Victoria Mills, Parsonage, Workhouse, Infirmary, Kirkhall Lane Mills, Atherton Old Hall, Wood End, Atherton Hall, Bedford Colliery, mineral railways, LNWR Bedford Leigh Line, etc. On the reverse is a commercial directory, entries A to L. 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.