Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Lancashire

  • These detailed maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. Each map includes an introduction.
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    • Here are the details of maps for Barrow (NW):

  • Lancashire Sheet 21.07 Barrow in Furness (NW) 1911 - published 1991; intro by Ron Smith. ISBN.978-0-85054-461-9

    This detailed map covers the NW area of Barrow, with coverage stretching from Ainslie Street westward to North Scale and Red Ley Lane, and from Duke Street northward to the cemetery. The dominant feature is the Barrow Haematite Iron & Steel Works, shown with railway sidings, steel works, many furnaces, iron works. Other features include the Furness Railway with carriage sheds, Cocken Junction, part of the Hawcoat Branch, Lower Ormsgill Reservoir, British Griffin Chilled Iron Works, Hindpool Brick Works, Steel Hoop Works, fords and ferry across the Walney Channel, North Scale, Lenny Hill. Extracts from a street directory are included on the reverse.

    This map links up with Sheets 21.08 Barrow NE to the east, 21.11 Barrow West to the south.

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  • Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of maps for the North West, return to the North West page.
    The Godfrey Edition / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 15 January 2018