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Manchester: Ancoats North 1848

Ancoats North area of Manchester in 1848 in a series of exceptionally detailed reproductions of old Ordnance Survey street plans for areas of larger cities which have undergone substantial redevelopment in the late 19th or the early 20th century, published in the Alan Godfrey Editions. *In this title:* the map covers the area around Bradford Street, Bradford Road and Butler Street. Features include Rochdale Canal, Gaggt`s Field area, Ashton Canal, Holt Town Reservoir, Shooter`s Brook, New Islington Chapel, St Barnabas church, New Islington Mill, Rodney Street Mill, Butler Street Mill, Elizabeth Street Mill, Lloyd`s Field Mill, etc. A selection of street directory extracts is on the reverse*About Godfrey Editions of ”A Yard to the Mile” City Plans:*The plans, printed in
back and white, have been taken from the original Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:1, 056 and 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 and 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
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Ancoats North area of Manchester in 1848 in a series of exceptionally detailed reproductions of old Ordnance Survey street plans for areas of larger cities which have undergone substantial redevelopment in the late 19th or the early 20th century, published in the Alan Godfrey Editions. * In this title:* the map covers the area around Bradford Street, Bradford Road & Butler Street. Features include Rochdale Canal, Gaggt`s Field area, Ashton Canal, Holt Town Reservoir, Shooter`s Brook, New Islington Chapel, St Barnabas church, New Islington Mill, Rodney Street Mill, Butler Street Mill, Elizabeth Street Mill, Lloyd`s Field Mill, etc. A selection of street directory extracts is on the reverse* About Godfrey Editions of ”A Yard to the Mile” City Plans:* 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).

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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