Manchester Harpurhey & Collyhurst in 1891 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 Collyhurst, Smedley & Harpurhey area on the north side of Manchester. Coverage stretches from Paley Street northward to Pickering Street & from St Luke`s church Cheetham eastward to Monsall Hospital. Features include railways with Miles Platting station, Brewery Siding, Newton Heath Loop, west end of Newton Heath depot, wagon works, Cheetham Hill Junction with carriage shed; Queen`s Park, old quarries, brick works, Monsall Hospital, Moston Bottoms, Manchester General Cemetery, St Oswald`s church, Moss Brook Works, Smedley Old Hall, Green Mount Dye Works, Hendham Vale Chemical Works, several other works on the River Irk, Junction Iron Works, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Alfred Street, Churnet Street, Grimshaw Lane, Hendham Vale, Monsall Street & St Oswald 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.