If like me you love old maps of Liverpool then there are lots of links below you may find interesting, be aware though you may be absorbed for a few hours!
Sadly some may no longer work as web sites change/are deleted etc. Most of the maps are zoomable for greater detail. Click date for link.
The maps will open in new windows:……keeping going until the end of the page!
- Conjectural map of Liverpool in the 14th century
- 1664 – showing extent of original ‘Pool’
- 1725 – Chadwick’s map of Liverpool
- 1765 – John Eyre’s map of Liverpool
- 1766 – Liverpool
- 1768 – Yates & Perry
- 1780
- 1785 – Liverpool
- 1790 – Liverpool – zoomable
- 1796 – John Gore – A Plan of the Town of Liverpool
- 1803 – Richard Horwood
- 1806 – A Plan of Liverpool with the Environs published Jan 1806 – Gregory
- 1807 – Liverpool
- 1817 – A superb zoomable map of Liverpool by John Gore
- 1824 – Liverpool
- 1836 – The original map by Michael Alexander Gage – you will love the detail in this, including Kirkdale, Everton, Low Hill, Edge Hill, Toxteth – via the excellent Historic Liverpool
- 1836 – Liverpool – (based on above)
- 1836 – Liverpool
- 1836 – including the environs of Edge Hill & Toxteth Park, Kirkdale, Everton, Low Hill
- 1850 – Dingle
- 1851 – Ordnance Survey Map of North Liverpool
- 1851 – Liverpool
- 1851 – Liverpool, as above zoom in for great detail
- 1858 – Hilliar’s Guide to Liverpool
- 1860 – ‘Weekly Atlas’ Map of Liverpool – great detail in this one
- 1863 – Liverpool
- 1865 – Illustrated London News View of Liverpool from the Mersey
- 1872 – Liverpool & Birkenhead
- 1878 – Liverpool and Birkenhead
- 1883 – zoomable
- 1885 – Bacon’s map of Liverpool
- 1885 – Birds Eye View of Liverpool – drawn by H.W. Brewer and W. Wylie from a hot air balloon
- 1888-1913 – Covers Liverpool and whole of the North West and beyond – great overlay feature (use the slider) Via: National Library of Scotland Mapping service
- 1888 – Goads Insurance Plan of the City Of Liverpool Vol. I: Key Plan
- 1888 Water St area Liverpool centre
- 1889 Liverpool Docks
- 1889 – Plan of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Estate with part of the City of Liverpool
- 1890 – Goads Insurance Plan of the City of Liverpool Vol. III: Key Plan
- 1894 – Goads Insurance Plan of the City of Liverpool Vol. IV: Key Plan
- 1893 – Kirkdale and Everton
- 1893 Central Liverpool
- 1893 Toxteth and Dingle
- 1894 Hornby and Bramley Moore Dock area
- 1894 Woolton and Gateacre
- 1895 – Philips’ New Plan of Greater Liverpool – great detail!
- 1900 with parks
- 1900 – Bacon’s plan of Liverpool: divided into 1/4 mile squares
- 1901 – zoomable
- 1906 (Printed 1910) Map of Birkenhead and Toxteth
- 1907 Kirkdale
- 1908 Scotland, Vauxhall, Everton Wards
- 1909 Newsham Park and Stanley
- 1909 – West Derby, Croxteth Park, Knowsley
- 1910
- 1910 North
- 1913 Brighton, and Bootle1928 Botanic Gardens – picture
- 1933 Toxteth South End mills – picture
- 1934 Liverpool Map including Historical and Literary references
- 1938
- 1942 Nazi Germany Map of Liverpool
- 1942
Nazi Germany Map of Edge Hill - 1942 Nazi Germany Map of South Liverpool
- 1942 Nazi Germany Map of Toxteth, Liverpool and Birkenhead
- 1946 – picture
- 1946 Bomb Damage – picture
- 1949 Aerial Photograph of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and Surrounding Area
- 1962 – zoomable, another cracker!
Thanks to @liverpoolimages for many of the above links, and the excellent Old Maps of Liverpool via Historic Liverpool – well worth a visit
Yet more fascinating maps can be found at the following……..
- Maps of Liverpool and its Environs: The County Series maps at scale 1:2500 for Liverpool and its environs, including Bootle, Wallasey, and Birkenhead 1874-93 – British History Online
ORDNANCE SURVEY 25-inch Zoomable Maps – great details in these
Aigburth to Cressington Park 1925 – 28 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101598166
Aigburth to Cressington Park 1938 – 46 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101598163
Anfield 1890 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523079
Anfield 1906 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523082
Anfield 1925 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523085
Bootle 1890 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523040
Bootle 1890 – 94 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101103908
Bootle 1906 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523043
Bootle 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523046
Bootle 1938 – 45 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101597887
Coburg Dock to Otterspool 1846 – 48 Link
Dingle to Otterspool 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523991
Dingle to Otterspool 1938 – 45 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523994
Edge Hill/Wavertree 1905 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523145
Edge Hill/Wavertree 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523148
Edge Hill/Wavertree 1938 – 46 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101103935
Kensington 1905 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523112
Kensington 1925 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523115
Kirkdale and Everton 1890 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523070
Kirkdale and Everton 1906 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523073
Kirkdale and Everton 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523076
Fazakerley 1889 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522152
Fazakerley 1925 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522158
Garston 1889 – 91 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524021
Garson 1924 – 25 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524027
Garston 1937 – 39 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524030
Herculaneum Dock/Dingle 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523985
Huyton with Roby 1937 – 39 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523238
Litherland, Orrell 1889 – 91 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522140
Litherland, Orrell 1939 – 47 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522149
Liverpool Central 1890 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523136
Liverpool Central 1906 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523139
Liverpool Central 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523142
Liverpool Central 1936 – 48 (includes Birkenhead) https://maps.nls.uk/view/101103923
Mossley Hill/Allerton 1890 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523997
Mossley Hill/Allerton 1937 – 39 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524006
Old Swan 1890 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523118
Old Swan 1925 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523124
Old Swan 1937 – 39 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523127
Otterspool to Garston 1904 – 05 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101104304
Princes Park to Aigburth 1889 – 91 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101104295
Princes Park to Aigburth 1905 – 09 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101104292
Prince Park to Aigburth 1924 – 25 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101104289
Princes and Sefton Park 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523967
Princes and Sefton Park 1938 – 45 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523970
Scotland Road 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523109
Seaforth 1889 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522128
Seaforth 1907 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522131
Seaforth 1937 – 39 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126522137
South Docks and Toxteth 1889 – 1893 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523955
South Docks and Toxteth 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523961
Vauxhall/Scotland Road 1906 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523106
Vauxhall 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523076
Walton Park 1890 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523049
Walton Park 1906 – 08 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523052
Walton Park 1924 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523055
West Derby 1925 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523061
West Derby inc. Anfield 1925 – 28 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101103914
West Derby inc. Anfield 1938 – 47 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101103911
Woolton 1891 – 93 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524081
Woolton 1904 – 07 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524084
Woolton 1925 – 27 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524087
Woolton 1936 – 37 https://maps.nls.uk/view/126524090
- A couple of intriguing maps are to be found in this document: ‘Liverpool in the Reign of Queen Anne, 1705 and 1708’ – link
…….so hard to imagine the ‘pool’ running up Paradise St and Liverpool One today!
The first is of 1705 showing the street plan and outline of the intended dock:
The second, produced later, shows a ‘Plan of the Site of the Ancient Pool of Liverpool as disposed of under Leases from the Corporation between the years 1672 and 1730’
- Now this is a fantastic facility, hosted by National Library of Scotland, which allows you to overlay historic maps with a modern map. Takes a little getting used to but very useful: I find the OS 25 Inch, 1892-1914 map to be the most useful: Link
Overlay the old map on the current
- 1847 – Ackermann’s Panoramic view of Liverpool
Another great zoom-able resource via Historic Liverpool that gives a whole new perspective! – LINK
- 1854 – Map of the borough of Liverpool: with Parliamentary boundaries, ecclesiastical divisions and a part of the Cheshire coast – LINK
1854 – click above LINK for zoomable version
- Liverpool, 1859, part of Birkenhead, the docks, and Cheshire coast – LINK
Click LINK above to zoom in for great detail
- Bird’s-eye view of Liverpool as seen from a balloon 1885 / drawn by H.W. Brewer and W. Wylie – LINK
Click LINK above to zoom into detail
- If you are interested in buying maps of old Liverpool I can definitely recommend Alan Godfrey Maps on-line where you will find a great selection:
A selection of maps available at Alan Godfrey
Liverpool – 1650 Click to zoom into detail
1796 – zoom in for detail
1852
1859
1866 – Cholera hit areas
1928 (click pics to enlarge)
Central Liverpool 1939
The density of Kirkdale and Everton c1960
Liverpool & Merseyside Industrial Map – 1948
- ‘Maps and Plans of Liverpool and District by the Eyes family of Surveyors’
An interesting read this one: https://www.hslc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/62-7-Stewart-Brown.pdf
- Maps and related resources – Liverpool through the centuries
Another excellent resource for maps and more put together by @vrsimility – LINK
