Skelmersdale 1907

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Skelmersdale 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 west Lancashire town of Skelmersdale, now a ` New Town` but in 1907 a rather scattered village. Most of the village is covered & features include the LYR Skelmersdale Branch with station, White Moss Crossing Halt, mineral railway to collieries, White Moss Collieries, Lower White Moss Colliery, Market Hall, Merdale Factory, Victoria Colliery, St Paul`s church, St Richard`s RC church, Town Hall, Moss Side Brick Works, farms, old shafts, Sandy Lane, etc. A 1918 directory of Skelmersdale 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.