Dukinfield North in 1896 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. Two versions have been published for this area: This title, the 1896 map, is blank north of the zigzagging county boundary. However, the Cheshire area, covering much of Dukinfield, is full of interest. Features here include Market Place area, Dukinfield Lodge, Cemetery, Oxford Road Mills, Sandy Vale Print Works, Wellington Mills, Tame Valley Mills, stretches of railway crossing & re-crossing the county boundary, two Dukinfield stations, St Mark`s church, Chapel Pits, Bridge Eye Mills, etc. On the reverse is a commercial directory of Dukinfield in 1898. The 1907 version also
Includes:: much of Ashton under Lyne, with coverage extending northward to Ashton Market Place & westward to St Peter`s church. Features in Ashton include Empire Hippodrome, tramways, numerous mills, St Michael`s church, Albion School, Park Parade station, good stretches of the GCR, LNWR & L&Y railways, Henry Square area, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: 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. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.