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Title: Old Maps
Post by: Cal241 on Tuesday 02 August 05 22:17 BST (UK)
Hi
I am trying locate where Gerrads Cottages, Garston was in Liverpool?
My g g grandfather lived there in 1881 but can not find where it is today.
I have a fabulous street map of Liverpool dated 1836 but it is the city centre through the docks up to Everton Valley and just past Upper Parliament Street it doesn't go as far as Garston.
Would love to go and see what is now where Gerrads Cottages were. My mum remembers her mum talking about her grandfather and the cows in the fields etc... difficult to imagine now!! Oh and my grandmother always said she was a Garstonian not from Liverpool as it was separate in those days!
Cal :)
Title: Re: Old Maps
Post by: PaulineJ on Tuesday 02 August 05 22:20 BST (UK)

Have you tried looking at the addresses for the neighbours on www.familysearch.org?.
Sometimes you can pin it down from adjacent households.

Try also www.old-maps.co.uk

Pauline
Title: Re: Old Maps
Post by: Cal241 on Tuesday 02 August 05 22:32 BST (UK)
Hi Pauline
I never thought of the neighbour look up trick good call! :)
I had forgotten about 'old maps'............. I have tried them before but for the area where I live to see if I could find my Victorian house and was disappointed it wasn't there

Thanks
Cal  :D
Title: Re: Old Maps
Post by: GDHS on Wednesday 08 September 10 14:14 BST (UK)
Quote from: Cal241 on Tuesday 02 August 05 22:17 BST (UK)
Hi
I am trying locate where Gerrads Cottages, Garston was in Liverpool?
My g g grandfather lived there in 1881 but can not find where it is today.
I have a fabulous street map of Liverpool dated 1836 but it is the city centre through the docks up to Everton Valley and just past Upper Parliament Street it doesn't go as far as Garston.
Would love to go and see what is now where Gerrads Cottages were. My mum remembers her mum talking about her grandfather and the cows in the fields etc... difficult to imagine now!! Oh and my grandmother always said she was a Garstonian not from Liverpool as it was separate in those days!
Cal :)

Gerrard's Cottages, Garston were off Victoria Rd, Aigburth Vale, Garston
see   www.garstonhistoricalsociety.org.uk for map on first page

Title: Re: Old Maps
Post by: Cal241 on Wednesday 08 September 10 21:04 BST (UK)
GDHS thank you so much for the information but I am blowed if I can see the cottages on the map (even with my glasses!!). Is that were you saw the location or do you have another map??

Cal  8)
Title: Re: Old Maps
Post by: Cal241 on Wednesday 08 September 10 22:07 BST (UK)
Just as an aside I can't believe it is 5 years since I posted this original request!!! Blimey!!