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Title: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on Wednesday 02 June 10 21:20 BST (UK)

Hi there,

Not sure if this is the right place to post, but I'm looking for an old map of Birkenhead, showing Stewart Street.  I have googled the street and have come up with nothing, so I am assuming the road was demolished or built over. 

Any help, advice or a point in the right direction is greatly received.

Many thanks

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: Scottiedog on Wednesday 02 June 10 21:39 BST (UK)

Hi

Think your name's a bit spooky, but Hi nevertheless.

I'm sure this is a good place to post. Can you give any clue as to where in Birkenhead Stewart Street was?

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on Wednesday 02 June 10 21:42 BST (UK)

Haha it's a title of a song.

I have no idea.  My great-grandmother is down on the 1901 census as living in Stewart Street in Birkenhead.

Sorry I don't have more to go on.

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 02 June 10 22:12 BST (UK)

According to the 1900 directory Stewart Street was off Ilchester Road.

Stan

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 02 June 10 22:36 BST (UK)

Stewart Street ran between Ilchester Road and Stanley Road, (A5088) to the south of Tyrer Street. You can see it on the 1910 map at http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/TwinMaps.aspx.

If you go to http //www ordnancesurvey co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/ click "I want to get-a-map now" and put SJ297900 in the search box it will centre the map on the location.
Stan

Alternative Map for SJ297900 http://www.uktrafficdata.info/cp/wirral-bidston-and-st-james-951649

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on Thursday 03 June 10 08:57 BST (UK)

Wow thank you very much.  It's so sad to discover half the roads in Birkenhead that my ancestors were born on/grew up on have been demolished.  Thank goodness for the old maps.

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: ladylynchmere on Tuesday 22 September 15 14:38 BST (UK)

I am looking for Byron Place in Birkenhead and all the links above don't seem to work.  Any ideas where to look for that please?  Thank you

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: stanmapstone on Tuesday 22 September 15 16:16 BST (UK)

You can see Byron Place on this map http://maps.nls.uk/view/102340990#zoom=6&lat=8684&lon=10253&layers=BT off Watson Street, parallel to Beckwith Street.
There is also this map https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/331781/389169/13/100095 you will have to zoom out.
Stan

Title: Re: Birkenhead Old Map
Post by: ladylynchmere on Thursday 24 September 15 09:26 BST (UK)

Thank you so much.  It is really helpful.  Margaret