Ashton-on-Mersey 1927

Ashton-on-Mersey in 1927 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Although this map is in the Lancashire series, most of the coverage is actually of Cheshire. The map covers a busy area of Sale and Ashton-on-Mersey, with Washway Road and Cross Street (part shown as an old Roman Road) as the boundary. Coverage stretches from Harboro Road West and Ashton New Hall eastward to Priory Road and Winstanley Road, and from Northenden Road and Charlton Drive northward to the Ousel Brook. North of the Mersey the only feature is a sewage Farm. Within Sale features include Sale Town Hall, Sale and Dane Road stations, School Road, Bridgewater Canal and wharf,
Broad Road, Tatton Road, etc; within Ashton features include Ashton Lane, picture theatres, Friends Meeting House and burial ground, Grosvenor Road, Ashton Park, St Martin`s church, Ashton Hall Farm, Rivershill, Mersey Market Garden, etc. Several extracts from a 1906 street directory are on the reverse, including entries for Ashton Lane, Broad Road, Cross Street, Mersey Road and Tatton Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many
also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.