Oldham East 1907

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Oldham East in 1907 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 eastern side of Oldham, stretching from Greenacres Hill & Kelverlow Street eastward to Stone Breaks & Shelderslow, & from Waterworks Road southward to Lees station. Areas include Bank Top, Crossbank, Shelderslow, Austerlands, Greenacres, Hey, Greenacres Fold, Birks, Taylor Green, Waterhead & Spring Hill. Features include tramways, Greenacres Cemetery, Stamford Mill, Owl Mill, Banktop Mills, engine shed (at Lees station), Dowry Mill, St John the Baptist church, Brookside Mills (in bottom right corner), Birks Quarry, Majestic Mill, Cairo Mill, Glen Mill, Prince of Wales Mill, football ground, Ruby Mill, Newbreck Mills, several other mills, Sun Hill, etc. The Austerlands & Shelderslow area was in Yorkshire. On the reverse are street directory entries for Greenacres Road, Huddersfield Road, Ripponden Road, Spring Street. 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.