Failsworth & Hollinwood in 1932 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 Failsworth area of north-eastern Manchester, together with the Hollinwood area of south-western Oldham. Coverage stretches from Moston Lane eastward to Ninth Avenue at Limeside, & from Hollinwood Avenue southward to Ashton Road East. The Rochdale Canal, Hollinwood Branch of the Manchester & Ashton Canal & LMSR Hollinwood Branch run through the map. Other features include Ferranti Works, Street End, Tramway Depot, Hollinwood Cemetery, Oak Colliery, tramways, Hollinwood station, Oldham Albion Mill, Fox Mill, Mersey Mill, Asia Mill, several other mills, Bradleybent Basin, Henshaw Lane House & busy development along Oldham Road & Hollins Road. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Evening Street, Oldham Road, Pole Lane, Wicken Tree Lane & Wrigley Head Road. 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. ...

Failsworth South & Woodhouses in 1931 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 southern part of Failsworth with Woodhouses, an area that is now split between Manchester & Tameside. Coverage stretches from Ashton Road West & Lord Lane eastward to Woodhouse Green & Crime Bridge, & from Holt Lane End southward to Hulmes Road. This is a semi-rural area but it

Includes:: two stretches of the Hollinwood Branch canal & a stretch of the Rochdale Canal. The River Medlock also flows through part of the map. Woodhouses runs down through the map to Bottom of Woodhouses. Features include Failsworth Cemetery, Failsworth Mill, Regent Mill, Hope Mill, Bank Mill, Albion Street Mill, Argyll Mill, Cutler Hill. Street directory extracts on the reverse include the entries for Ashton Road East, Ashton Road West, Kershaw Street, Lord Lane & Woodhouses. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25

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Failsworth South & Woodhouses in 1931 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 southern part of Failsworth with Woodhouses, an area that is now split between Manchester & Tameside. Coverage stretches from Ashton Road West & Lord Lane eastward to Woodhouse Green & Crime Bridge, & from Holt Lane End southward to Hulmes Road. This is a semi-rural area but it

Includes:: two stretches of the Hollinwood Branch canal & a stretch of the Rochdale Canal. The River Medlock also flows through part of the map. Woodhouses runs down through the map to Bottom of Woodhouses. Features include Failsworth Cemetery, Failsworth Mill, Regent Mill, Hope Mill, Bank Mill, Albion Street Mill, Argyll Mill, Cutler Hill, etc. Street directory extracts on the reverse include the entries for Ashton Road East, Ashton Road West, Kershaw Street, Lord Lane & Woodhouses. 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.

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When John Franklin brings his plane down into Occupied France at the height of the Second World war, there are two things in his mind
- the safety of his crew & his own badly injured arm. It is a stroke of unbelievable luck when the family of a French farmer risk their lives to offer the airmen protection. During the hot summer weeks that follow, the English officer & the daughter of the house are drawn inexorably to each other...
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Fairford in 1920 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 beautiful small town of Fairford plus Fairford Park, interrupted by the River Coln on its way to the Cotswolds. In the bottom right hand corner of the map is Fairford Station, terminus of the East Gloucestershire Branch. Fairford Park is shown in much detail including the well & boat house. On the reverse is a directory of Fairford in 1894, & also a train timetable for the Oxford, Witney & Fairford line. 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. ...

It`s Fun To Draw Fairies & Mermaids introduces a whole host of magical fairies & mermaids in fantastical fairylands & dreamy undersea worlds. This book helps the budding artist to draw Poppy the flower fairy, Coral the mermaid, Sparkle the tooth fairy, & many, many more, using a variety of different artistic tools & techniques, including squiggling, cutting & pasting, sponging & smudging. ...

Introduce little ones to Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks & the Three Bears, Jack & the Beanstalk, Cinderella & the Princess & the Pea in this gorgeous book. With simple text & beautiful illustrations by Lorena Alvarez throughout, the stories are perfect for reading aloud to young children or for older children to read by themselves. ...

Five well-known fairy tales retold for young children & presented in a boxed set: ` Little Red Riding Hood`, ` Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs`, ` Puss in Boots`, ` Jack & the Beanstalk` & ` Cinderella`. Each book is designed & illustrated in a traditional style, bound as a cloth-covered hardback & finished with a ribbon page marker. ...

This amazing collection of wonderful stories, written by the hilarious Terry Jones & illustrated by Michael Foreman, will have both children & parents rolling with laughter. Sail to the moon with a brave & beautiful princess. Swim around the world with a talking fish. Meet a boy who has a dinosaur in his shed. * A fabulous new edition of the classic story collection from Monty Python`s Terry Jones. Published alongside an entirely new collection of tales * Amazing marketing & publicity schedule, including an author tour, festival appearances, readings on the Monty Python`s You Tube channel (which has over 125, 000 subscribers) & newspaper & magazine features * Illustrated by favourite award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman * stunning new hardback editions that children will treasure Other titles in the series: Animal Tales & Fantastic Stories. ...

Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales. This collection of over forty of Andersen`s most popular stories

Includes:: The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling & many more. It is delightfully illustrated in black-andwhite by those remarkable brothers, Charles, Thomas & William Heath Robinson

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