Radcliffe 1927

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Radcliffe in 1927 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 much of the Lancashire town of Radcliffe. Coverage stretches from Cams Lane eastward to Bury Street & from Cemetery Road southward to James Street. Features include St Thomas church, River Irwell, Sun Mills, Globe Iron Works, Irwell Mill, Crystal Mills, Cawdaw Dye Works, Clough Bleach Works, New Road Mills, Irwell Preserve Works, Wellington Mills, Pioneer Mills, Coronation Park, tramways, the Clifton-Accrington railway with Radcliffe Bridge station, the Manchester-Radcliffe line with Radcliffe New station, Radcliffe West Fork with sidings etc, East Lancashire Paper Mill, Wilton Mill, Crow Oaks Works, Healey Maternity Home, Irwell Bleach & Dye Works, James Street Sidings, Sunny Bank Mill, St Philip`s Mission Church, Allen`s Green, Peel Park Ground, Spider Mill, Scotson Fold, Canal Mill, Holly Bank Mills, Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal, Smyrna Works, etc. Extracts from a contemporary trade directory are 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.