
Marple 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. 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. In this title: the map covers most of the village of Marple, a few miles south-east of Stockport. Coverage
Includes:: the village centre with Hollins Mill, Hollins House, old shafts, Mineral Mill, lime works, Macclesfield Canal, Marple Locks. The eastern half of the map, east of the river, is in Derbyshire. Coverage extends north to Lower Marple, where features include railway with station, spindle manufactory, St Martin's church, Marple Bridge. Further east are Bottom's Hall, Mellor Mill, Cataract Bridge, Clough Mill, Townscliff. On the reverse is the directory of Marple Bridge (which is rather small!) & extracts from a Cheshire Trade Directory for the region About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25