Stockport South in 1907 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 southern part of Stockport, including Heaviley, Cale Green, Shaw Heath & much of Edgeley Ward. Coverage stretches from St Thomas Place southward to Davenport station, & from Heaviley House westward to Edgeley Mount. Features include railways with Edgeley Junction, Davenport Junction, Cheadle Village Junction, Davenport station; football ground, Workhouse, St Matthew`s church, Edgeley Bleach Works, Edgeley Park, tramways, Bridge Hall, Bamford Grange, Davenport Terra Cotta Works, Cale Green Park, Heaviley Mill, cemetery, Brookfield Brewery, Wellington Road South, Brookfield House, many streets of terraced houses, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Buckingham Street, Buxton Road, Cambridge Street, Devonshire Road, Edgeley Road & Shawcross 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. ...

Stockport Street Atlas at 1:15, 840 / 4 to a mile, in an indexed, glove box size paperback format, with national grid referencing. Street atlas covers Stockport, Bramhall, Cheadle, Marple, Bredbury, Cheadle Hulme, Disley, Gately, Hazel Grove, Poynton, Reddish & Woodford. Motorways, A roads, B roads, dual carriageways, one way streets, pedestrianized/restricted access roads & car parks are shown. The run of street numbers on A & B roads is indicated. Tracks & footpaths are mapped, as are selected cycleways, railways, stations, level crossings & rail bridges. Colour coding distinguishes land use, e.g. shopping centre, educational establishment or industrial building. Post offices, churches, tourist information centres & emergency services are located, as are public toilets with & without disabled access. Post town & postcode boundaries are demarcated & the atlas is indexed by street name & places of particular interest. Current edition of this atlas
- 2009
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Stockport Town Centre in 1873 in a series of exceptionally detailed reproductions of old Ordnance Survey street plans for areas of mainly larger cities which have undergone substantial redevelopment in the late 19th or the early 20th century, published in the Alan Godfrey Editions. The plans, printed in back & white, have been taken from the original Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:1, 056 & reproduced at 1:1, 760 – the equivalent of 36 inches (or one yard) to a mile. The maps provide an unrivalled, house-by-house picture of streets & individual buildings with inner courtyards, outbuildings, pavements, covered passages, etc. Many important institutions are named; within the National Galley on Trafalgar Square even the individual rooms (the map is from 1871, so no French Impressionists as yet!). On the reverse are historical notes about the area covered by the map, plus extracts from contemporary street directories. These maps provide a fascinating addition to Alan Godfrey’s huge series of some 2, 000 titles presenting reproductions of street plans at taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:2, 500 (25” to 1 mile) & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). ...

Stockport, Bramhall, Cheadle & Marple Street Atlas from the Geographers` A-Z Map Company in a paperback format slightly smaller than A5. Map scale is 1:15, 840 (4” to a mile), with an enlargement showing the town centre of Stockport in greater detail at 1:7, 290 (8” to 1 mile). Coverage

Includes:: Bredbury, Cheadle Hulme, Disley, Gately, Hazel Grove, Poynton, Reddish & Woodford. Current edition of this title was published in 2016. To see other titles in this series of A-Z street atlases of towns & cities please click on the series link. A-Z also publish a series of County Street Atlases
- for a list of titles in that series please search for SI00000917.A-Z street atlases present motorways plus A & B roads highlighted by colouring & shown with route numbers. One way or restricted access streets & car parks are marked, as are in more recently published titles locations of speed cameras. Also shown are selected cycleway routes. Where appropriate, A & B roads are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Railway lines are shown with stations & level crossings. Colouring indicates different types of buildings: educational, hospitals & healthcare, industrial, leisure & recreational, shopping centres & markets, public buildings, & places of interest. Symbols mark locations of facilities usually indicated on street mapping: post offices, emergency services, public toilets, etc. Also marked are postcode & local authority boundaries. Each page has the lines & coordinates of the British National Grid. The indexes list streets, places & areas, hospitals, industrial estates, blocks of flats on housing estates, railway stations, & selected places o interest; the latter are printed in contrasting colouring to make them easier to find.


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Stocksbridge in 1903 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 most of the village, including Stocksbridge Iron & Steel Works, St Matthias church, gas works, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge Railway, Sheffield Corporation Railway, Stocksbridge Hall, Pot House Pipe Works, Pea Royd Hill, Berton under Edge, Hunshelf Bank, Hawthorn Brook, etc. On the reverse are directories of Stocksbridge for 1905 & 1916. 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. ...

Stockton on Tees & Thornaby 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. 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 much of Stockton plus a portion of its neighbour across the Tees, Thornaby. Coverage stretches from Hartburn Bridge & Lustring Beck eastward to Thornaby station, & from Wellington Street southward to Peel Street in Thornaby. Much of Stockton town centre is shown, including the Town Hall, Market Place, Holy Trinity church, Thistle Green, Exchange Hall. Industrial features here include Moor Steel & Iron Works, Parkfield Works, much of Bowesfield Iron Works, NER Goods station, Castle Moat ship yard, Corporation Quay. Transport features include tramways, many wharves & landing stages, various railway lines including Bowesfield Junction, tramway depot. Other features include Ropner Park. Features in Thornaby (in Yorkshire) include station, South Stockton Iron Works, Stafford Pottery, Market Hall, George Street area, Bonlea Foundry, Teesdale Iron Works, Cleveland Flour Mills, part of Thornaby Iron Works, Thornaby shipbuilding yard, South Stockton Ship Yard. Numerous extracts from a Stockton street directory are on the reverse, including High Street, Oxbridge Lane, & Yarm Lane. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Stockton on Tees & Thornaby 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 much of Stockton plus a portion of its neighbour across the Tees, Thornaby. Coverage stretches from Hartburn Bridge & Lustring Beck eastward to Thornaby station, & from Wellington Street southward to Peel Street in Thornaby. Much of Stockton town centre is shown, including the Town Hall, Market Place, Holy Trinity church, Thistle Green, Exchange Hall. Industrial features here include Moor Steel & Iron Works, Parkfield Works, much of Bowesfield Iron Works, NER Goods station, Castle Moat ship yard & Corporation Quay. Transport features include tramways, many wharves & landing stages, various railway lines including Bowesfield Junction & tramway depot. Other features include Ropner Park. Features in Thornaby (in Yorkshire) include station, South Stockton Iron Works, Stafford Pottery, Market Hall, George Street area, Bonlea Foundry, Teesdale Iron Works, Cleveland Flour Mills, part of Thornaby Iron Works, Thornaby shipbuilding yard, South Stockton Ship Yard, etc. Numerous extracts from a Stockton street directory are on the reverse, including High Street, Oxbridge Lane & Yarm Lane. 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. ...

Lt Cdr Julian Stockwin shares his love & knowledge of the sea in this entertaining collection of maritime stories & little-known trivia. Featuring nautical facts & feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves
- until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships
- & how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy, it is packed with informative tales. Focusing on the glory days of tall ships he explores marine myths & unearths the truth behind commonly held beliefs about the sea, such as whether Lord Nelson's body was really pickled in rum to transport it back to England after his death at Trafalgar. Interspersed throughout are salty sayings showing the modern words & phrases that originate from the mariners of old
- 'cut of his jib', 'high & dry', 'the coast is clear', 'first rate' & 'slush fund'. Accompanied by nostalgic black & white line drawings Stockwin's Maritime Miscellany is a charming giftbook guaranteed to appeal to the sailing enthusiast, but also amuse & inform even the staunchest landlubber.


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Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

Stoke Newington in 1868 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. Three versions cover the same area, stretching from Petherton Road & Clissold Park eastward to Upper Clapton Road & Cricketfield Road, & from Cazenove Road southward to Newington Green & Downs Park Road. Stoke Newington Road & High Street runs north-south through the centre of the map. Part of Upper Clapton is in the noth-eastern corner. Features include Hackney Downs, Shacklewell, isolated portions of South Hornsey, Abney Park cemetery, Stoke Newington Common, Rectory Road station, Clapton station, St Mary`s old & new churches. Each map

Includes:: extracts from street directories. 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.

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