
Crewe in 1874 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. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. Three maps have been published for Crewe, including the town, the railway station & much of the railway works. The 1874 version is double sided. The main map covers the town, with coverage from Beech Street southward to Nantwich Road, & westward to Coppenhall Heys. Features include the LNWR Steel Works, Old Works, The Valley, Market Square area, engine sheds etc. On the reverse is the western part of sheet 56.08, extending coverage eastward to include the railway station, Manchester Bridge & Crewe-gate Farm. For 1908 the town in covered by two maps. Sheet 56.07
- Crewe covers the town centre, stretching from Beech Street southward to Nantwich Road, & westward to Queen's Park. Features include LNWR Crewe Works & much of Central & South Wards. Sheet 56.08 Crewe East covers the railway station area & gives extended coverage east to Crewe Green. Please note that the two 1908 maps also include sections of the early 1874 maps on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25