Stockport Central 1897

Product Description

Central Stockport in 1897 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 the central area of Stockport, extending from the River Mersey southward to Greek Street & Chatham Street, & eastward to New Zealand Road. Note that the area north of the Mersey in Lancashire, is left blank in this edition. Features include station & goods yard, tramways, hat manufactory, Middle Hillgate, Wellington Road South, Hollywood Park, Spring Mount Mill, Sovereign Iron Works, Kingston Mill, Wear Mills, St Mary`s church, New Bridge Mills, Vernon Mills, gasworks, Portwood Mills, Meadow Mill, Park Bleach Works, Millgate Bridge, River Goyt, cattle market, etc. Also included as an inset is the built-up part of adjacent sheet 10.14 to the west showing Gorseybank Mill. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Canal Street, Chestergate, Daw Bank, Edward Street, Gorsey Brow Street, Gorsey Mount Street, Great Underbank, Higher Hillgate, Market Place, St Petersgate & Waterloo Road. 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.