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Tyldesley and District Historical Society ( Founded 1972) |
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For current map of Tyldesley click here
Yates Map of Lancahsire 1786
shows Tyldesley straddling either side of the highway. The sites of the Manor
houses of Shakerley, Cleworth, Garratt, Astley (Dam House) and Chaddock can be
clearly seen.
Hennets Map of Lancashire
1829
clearly shows that Tyldesley, under the patronage of Thomas Johnson and his
eagerness to develop his estate, by this time had a grid pattern of streets
running along the top of the Banks. Ordnance survey map of Tyldesley 1849 with later revisions showing the railway of 1864 This is a very large map and shows tremendous detail but may take some time to open.
Ordnance survey map of Tyldesley 1936. The map clearly shows the Parish church of St. George in the centre with Castle St running north. At the bottom of the map is Tyldesely Railway Station and St. Georges Bank Colliery. At the top of the map is the Barnfield Mills complex. |