Where can I buy an old map of Liverpool?

As a large city, Liverpool has seen a great many maps and plans made of it. Some of these maps show the wider area around the city, and may include areas as far afield as North Wales or Manchester, Lancaster or Chester. Many of these old maps of Liverpool can be bought as high quality prints from the Liverpool History Book and Map shop.

What are the most interesting things about old Liverpool Streets?

I’ve noticed so many interesting things about old Liverpool streets while building it. Southern streets (e.g. Toxteth) are more complex and piecemeal than in the north, but when you remove the smaller streets, the grid is more apparent.

When was the first plan of Liverpool published?

This is the south half of a detailed plan of Liverpool published in 1890. It is incredibly detailed, showing every road name, paths within the parks, and even individual buildings in some streets (where those buildings were big enough). There’s also an index to road names down two sides, making it easy to look up a place of interest.

How do you find a place of interest in Liverpool?

It is incredibly detailed, showing every road name, paths within the parks, and even individual buildings in some streets (where those buildings were big enough). There’s also an index to road names down two sides, making it easy to look up a place of interest. It’s a partner to the North Sheet, also available on Historic Liverpool.

Are any of the old roads in Liverpool still there?

There’s a great site called the Liverpool A-Z, which is great for finding old roads, and shows the old version of Vesuvius Street in the same place as it is now, but with a lot more of the ‘grid-iron’ style of roads around it. Some, but not all of the old roads are still there, with the same names.

What can we learn from the 1885 plan of Liverpool?

He produced the 1885 Plan of Liverpool which is a low-detail overview of much of Merseyside. From that other map you get a general impression of rail links and built up area. But this map, produced 20 years later, is something else altogether. It’s much more detailed, divided into quarter-mile squares and showing huge amounts of detail.

This is the north half of a detailed plan of Liverpool published in 1890. It is incredibly detailed, showing every road name, paths within the parks, and even individual buildings in some streets (where those buildings were big enough).