
Stacksteads & Bacup South-West 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 covers the Rossendale village of Stacksteads, with the southern tip of Bacup. Coverage stretches from Four Lane Ends & Brandwood Quarry eastward to Ross Mills & Rockliffe Road, & from Bacup station southward to Lee Quarries. Features include Greens Moor Quarries, Lee Quarries, Frost Holes Quarry & Brandwood Quarry, all with tramways & mineral lines; Stacksteads Brick Works, Rossendale Mill, Tunstead, Waggoner Tunstead, Mitchell Fold Nook, Stacksteads station, Bacup station (top of map), Far Holme Mill, Kiln Holme Mill, Olive Mill, cemetery, Ross Mills, New Hey Mill, India Mill, St Saviour`s church, Nun Hills, etc. The many tramways & mineral railways, especially to the quarries, are a major feature of the map. On the reverse is the Bacup commercial directory, entries C to W. 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.