• Bolton Great Moor Street 1847 Bolton Large Scale 12 by Alan Crosby

    This very detailed map is especially notable for the Bolton & Liverpool Railway’s Great Moor Street station, one of the world’s first passenger railways. Other features include Ormrod’s Mills, Victoria Mill, Martin’s Mill, Union Foundry, Soho Foundry, Bullfield Mill, Crook’s Mill, the Union Workhouse, and the chapels and houses of this busy central area. On the reverse we include 10 foot to the mile sheet 87.13.14 covering the Great Moor Street and Trinity Street Station area in 1890, together with a 2,000 word introduction to the history of the area.

  • Bolton Town Centre 1847 Bolton Large Scale Sheet 9 by Alan Crosby

    This very detailed map covers a major area of Bolton, including St Peter’s church, Bank Street, Bradshawgate, Churchgate, River Croal, Nelson Square, All Saints church, Silverwell House, Mount Pleasant Mill, Mill Hill Mill, Lane End, old Town Hall, railways, Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal, etc. On the reverse we include 10 foot to the mile sheet 87.13.10 covering the St Peter’s Church area in 1890 together with a 2,000 word introduction to the history of the area.

  • Bolton Deansgate & Brinks Brow 1847 Bolton Large Scale Sheet 8 by Alan Crosby

    This very detailed map covers a major area of central Bolton, including Deansgate, the New Market Place, Exchange, the River Croal, St George’s Church, Temperance Hall, Unitarian Chapel, Vernon House, Bridge House, and extending to Brinks Brow. Industry includes Globe Mill, gas works, Union Foundry, Great Bridge Mill, Spa Lane Mill, flax mills, etc. On the reverse we include 10 foot to the mile sheet 87.134.9 covering the Town Hall area in 1890 together with a 2,000 word introduction to the history of the area.

  • Bolton Trinity Street & the River Croal 1847 Bolton Sheet 13 by Alan Crosby

    This very detailed map covers the eastern part of central Bolton, from Trinity Church eastward to the River Croal, Haigh Hall and the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal. Other features include Rose Hill Colliery, Bolton Baths, Bradshawgate and the Bolton & Manchester Railway’s Trinity Street station. On the reverse we include 10 foot to the mile sheet 87.13.15 covering the Bridgeman Place area in 1890, together with a 2,000 word introduction to the history of the area. Note that these 1890 maps on the reverse of Bolton sheets 8, 9, 12 and 13 are also designed to link up with each other.

  • Colne (South) 1910 Lancashire Sheet 56.04 by Alan Crosby

    This detailed map covers the southern part of Colne; coverage stretches from Cloth Hall Yard southward to Fox Clough and westward to White Walls. On the reverse we include a selection of extracts from a contemporary trade directory.