
Urmston in 1926 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 Urmston & the area eastward to Shawe Town, extending as far as Whitelake Avenue. Features include Shawe Hall, Cheshire Lines Railway with Urmston station, Urmston Hall, St Clement's church, cemetery, Flixton Cotton Mill, Acregate Farm, Shawe House, numerous allotment gardens, & the streets of Urmston shown neatly with individual houses delineated. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, incl Chassen Road, Flixton Road, Gloucester Road, Higher Road, Princess Road, Railway Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25