Pemberton 1927

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Pemberton in 1927 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. Two versions have been published for this area. Coverage runs from Pemberton station eastward to Pool Street & Poolstock & from the Ormskirk Road southward to Goose Green. Pemberton Collieries are a major feature, including Queen Pit, King Pit & Prince Pit. Other features include a stretch of the Liverpool-Bolton railway with Pemberton station, the LNWR Norley Branch, Winstanley Colliery Railway, Worsley Mesnes Colliery with mineral line, Worsley Mesnes Iron Works, several tramways, Pemberton Stone Quarries, Smithy Brook, Alexandra Park, May Mill, Blundell`s Wood, Worsley Mesnes Mill, Poolstock Mill, St James church, Highfield area, Goose Green area, Worsley Mesnes area, etc. Extracts from a 1910 directory, including Billinge Road, Enfield Street, Ormskirk Road, Queen Street, Westminster Street, are included on the reverse of the 1907 map. A 1918 directory of Pemberton is on the reverse of the 1927 map. 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.