Rochdale in 1908 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 town centre & an area to the east. Coverage stretches from Lord Street & St Mary`s Gate eastward to Firgrove Bridge, & from Grasmere Street southward to Bilberry Street. Features St Mary`s church, New Market Hall, Butts Mill, Rochdale Bridge, tramways, Town Hall, Broadfield Park, railways (but station is just off to the south), Wardleworth station & part of Facit Branch, Town Head, Public Baths, Croft Mill, Clover Mill, Roach Carriage Works, Belfield Print Works, athletic grounds, Canal Wharf, Belfield, Newbold Brow, Newbold, Waith Lane, St Ann`s church, Firgrove Mill, Lowfield Mill with stretch of Rochdale Canal, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Drake Street, East Street, Molesworth Street & Toad Lane. 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.