Southport Map 1847.

[daviebaby]

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[Alikado]

The days when the sea came up to the Promenade.

[Mr. Brightside]

The days when the sea came up to the Promenade.

I wonder if residents back then blamed the council for the sea retreating...

[jonnybgood]

Amazing looking at some of the street names on the old map,and how many of them have changed over the years.Must have been a nightmare for postmen when they altered the names.

Interesting image showing the Reservoir for the Victoria Baths shown on the map.

[Hamble]

Great map thank you.

I wonder who Andow was with his house and hills?


Something that is striking when I look at ancient pictures of Bury
is the views people used to have due to amount of farmland and absence of great trees.

Houses were built with views and named accordingly along one side of a road in desirable areas.
Later housing built blocking on the opposite side of the street.

Industrial streets given the name of trades and commerce housed there.


Similar Biblical names given to areas until the Victorians favoured the French touch.

[daviebaby]

Fleetwood Road with its Pub and Bowling Green, right at the Spring Tide waters edge - nice!

No sign of 'Little Ireland'?

[whiplash]

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Thanks very interesting,my little old house was not built.

[Little Londoner]

I'm on it! My house was built in 1875

[Superbead]

Eh?

[Mr. Brightside]

Fleetwood Road with its Pub and Bowling Green, right at the Spring Tide waters edge - nice!

No sign of 'Little Ireland'?

A few years early for Little Ireland I think

[Little Londoner]

Eh?

What?

[Superbead]

What?

I'm on it! My house was built in 1875

I don't see how what you said is relevant, as this map was created between 1845-47, as per the thread title.

[Little Londoner]

I don't see how what you said is relevant, as this map was created between 1845-47, as per the thread title.

I'm on it "Little London"er and on the post before Whippy said her house wasn't built so I said mine was built in 1875.