Walkden South 1908-1911

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Walkden South in 1908-1911 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 half of the Lancashire town of Walkden, west of Salford. Coverage stretches from Ellenbrook station eastward to Old Clough Lane & northward to the Manchester Road & Wardley Street. Features include a stretch of the LYR Pendleton & Hindley railway with Walkden station, a stretch of the LNWR Worsley & Bolton line with Walkden station, a stretch of the LNWR Eccles-Wigan line with Ellenbrook station, Walkden Yard, Ellesmere Colliery, Wardley Mill, Linnyshaw Reservoir, Linnyshaw Mill, St Paul`s church, Stocks Hotel, tramways, Lady Ellesmere Memorial, Parr Fold Park, Edge Fold, Bridgewater Collieries Railway with various spurs, Mather`s Fold, Engine Fold, Primrose Bank, etc. On the reverse are 1889 & 1929 timetables for the LNWR Manchester-Bolton 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.