Manchester Clayton 1932 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. The map covers an area on the east side of Manchester which
Includes:: Philips Park & Clayton. Coverage stretches from Forge Lane eastward to Edge Lane, & from Oldfield Street northward to Rose Bank Road. The LMS line runs across the northern part of the map, including Park station & Clayton Bridge station. Other features include the mineral line south to electricity generating station, Manchester & Ashton Canal, River Medlock, Bradford Colliery, Bradford Iron Works, Clayton Finishing Works, Clayton Hall, St Cross church, Clayton Aniline Chemical Works, tramways, Culcheth, Victoria Rubber Works, Bank Bridge Works, Philips Park, Philips Park Cemetery, Avro Aeroplane Works, Park Engineering Works, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Bank Street, Berry Brow, Clayton Lane & Street, Forge Lane, Melbourne Street & Stuart Street. 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.