Section of the 1905 map of Chorlton-cum-Hardy.

Cross Road was built in 1870 as a development of semi detached villas. Facing it was then a ploughed field - later turned into the Recreation Ground. Notice the Bowling Green, now the car park of The Irish Association Club, but originally Chorlton-cum-Hardy Bowling Club. The Hall now the Irish Club was built for a Masonic Lodge but they moved to grander premises up High Lane. At the bottom of the picture is Beech House. Secluded behind trees, it was the residence of John Holt a very wealthy cotton capitalist. After his death it was demolished c.1909 and as yet we've found no photographs of it.

These maps are available for purchase - and not wishing to infringe others efforts and livelihood see details below.
There's this bloke up in Newcastle who is reprinting old Ordnance Survey maps of Britain and Ireland - mostly from the 1894-1910 era. Every month another half a dozen titles come out. A big task if you want to cover these islands at a scale of 14 inches to a mile on maps that cover about one and a half square miles. The detail is superb being taken from the original 1/2500 plans.  
To look at Beech Road in full I had to buy both maps of Chorlton because it's at the bottom of one and some is on top of the other. However at £1.95 each they represent excellent value. If you like studying old maps to see what your area looked like before it was re-developed then these are for you. 
Published by Alan Godfrey Maps,
12 The Off Quay Building, Foundry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LH, England 
http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/nw.htm catalogue on-line and postal service. He also lists stockists at home and abroad. The list of local titles with their reference number is on the right.
 104.13 Old Trafford 1905
104.14 Moss Side 1889
104.15 Victoria Park
111.01 Chorlton cum Hardy 1905 
111.02 Whalley Range 1905 
111.07 Withington & Burnage 1916
111.05 Chorlton-cum-Hardy (South) 1905  
111.06 Barlow Moor & West Didsbury 1905
111.07 Withington & Burnage 1911
111.10 Didsbury (Palatine Road) 1904 
111.11 Didsbury & Heaton Mersey 1904  
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