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Tealeaf · 15-03-2004, 08:49

I'm convinced that the west section is indeed much later....certainly about 1923 (Because of Church Con Club being on the map)...however, the railway is marked Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, a title which ended in 1923 with the railway amalgamation into the LMS railway.

Another interesting comparative point between the East & West sections of the map is that on the latter several council district wards are indicated as such, in quite a modern typeface which appears to have been overprinted on the map. I am not aware of the Ordnance Survey, in any of their map series, indicationg council ward boundaries. The East map has nothing like this.

I think this is a mess-up all round on the part of LCC archives dept. The map is not 1890's and in fact may be 2 distinct maps with different and later dates. It makes you wonder what else they may have got wrong. Anyway, someone needs to tell 'em.

15-03-2004, 08:49	#24
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4264	Re: Old Map of Accy - 1890(Wrong!) I'm convinced that the west section is indeed much later....certainly about 1923 (Because of Church Con Club being on the map)...however, the railway is marked Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, a title which ended in 1923 with the railway amalgamation into the LMS railway. Another interesting comparative point between the East & West sections of the map is that on the latter several council district wards are indicated as such, in quite a modern typeface which appears to have been overprinted on the map. I am not aware of the Ordnance Survey, in any of their map series, indicationg council ward boundaries. The East map has nothing like this. I think this is a mess-up all round on the part of LCC archives dept. The map is not 1890's and in fact may be 2 distinct maps with different and later dates. It makes you wonder what else they may have got wrong. Anyway, someone needs to tell 'em.