
Bidston Hill 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. 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. In this title: the map covers the western part of Birkenhead, with coverage extending from Forest Road westward to Bidston Hill & Eleanor Road. Features include St Aidan's College, Lingdale House, St Bede's church, Bidston Lodge, Albert Memorial Industrial Schools, western end of Birkenhead Park, cemetery, infectious diseases hospital, Taylor's Wood, Park Wood, Bidston Lighthouse, Bidston Observatory etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Ashburton Road, Corporation Road, Eleanor Road, Lingdale Road, Tollemache Road, Upton Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25