Prescot 1925

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Prescot in 1925 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 town of Prescot, a few miles east of Liverpool. Most of the town is shown & coverage extends eastward to Seddon`s Brow, northward to the Mizzy Plantations & No.2 Reservoir. The British Insulated & Helsby Cable Works are a major feature in the town, shown here with rail connection to the Huyton & St Helens line. Other features include Eccleston Lane Ends, tramways, printing works, Middleton House, Town Hall, St Mary`s church, Market Hall, Prescot Nursery, Eccleston Park, St James church, etc. A 1918 commercial directory of Prescot is on the reverse. 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.