Widnes in 1905 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. 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. In this title: coverage stretches from Gerrard Street southward to St Mary's church, West Bank. Features include Marsh Alkali Works, Phosphate Works, West Bank Chemical Works, Victoria Chemical Works, Viaduct Chemical Works, Atlas Chemical Works, Mersey Copper Works, Soap Works, St Mary's church, Globe Chemical Works, Woodend Chemical Works, Widnes Dock, Widnes station, Central station, engine shed, Newtown, Muspratt Works, Widnes Alkali Works, Woodend, Pilkington Chemical & Manure Works, Cornubia Works, St Helens Canal, Tanhouse Lane station, Moss Bank, Lancashire Metal Works, Widnes Foundry, Carterhouse Junction, Victoria Square, Town Hall, St Paul's church, Widnes Warth etc. The various works are linked by railways, with railway layout shown including signal boxes, sidings, turntables etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25