Heap Bridge 1908

Product Description

Heap Bridge 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 Heap Bridge area between Bury & Heywood & extends eastward to the outskirts of Heywood. Features include River Roch, Heap Bridge Mills, tramways, Dye Works, the LYR Heap Bridge Branch with Bridge Hall Mills, Phoenix Foundry, a stretch of the Bury-Rochdale railway but no stations, Heap Fold Farm, Top of Heap, Heady Hill, Summit, Highfield Mill, Spring Mill, Derby Mill, etc. On the reverse is the busier section of the map from a later edition, a 1929 revision, showing how the area changed. 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.