Padiham in 1909 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 is double-sided. The main map covers the southern part of Padiham, extending southward to Shuttleworth Hall & westward to Simonstone Paper Mill. Features include the LYR Great Harwood Loop railway with Padiham station; part of Simonstone station is at the western edge of the map. Other features include Fenny Fold, River Calder, Stone Moor Bottom, Dean Brook Bridge, Albion Mill, Jubilee Mill, Holme Mill, Green Lane Mill, Green Bridge Mill, Levant Mill, Perseverance Mill, St Anne`s church, Stone Moor, etc. On the reverse is more than half of adjacent sheet 55.16 extending coverage northward; this covers Padiham Town Centre, where features include St Leonard`s church, Britannia Mill, River Side Mill & several other mills, Victoria Foundry, etc. Coverage extends northward to Old Orchard & Huntroyde. 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.