Rainhill 1906 - 107.12

Rainhill in 1906 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 village of Rainhill, south-west of St Helens, the place famous for the Rainhill Trials and the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Features include railway with Rainhill station, Holt, Ivy Farm, Blundell''s Hill (at foot of map), The Hall, St Ann''s Church, gas works, Ritherup Farm, brass foundry, and the village centre. A 1918 directory of Rainhill is on the reverse.

About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series
Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.

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