Prestwich in 1915 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 Prestwich, just north of Manchester. Coverage extends from Gardner Road northward to Phillips Park Road, & from South Wood eastward to Randlesham Street. Bury New Road runs north-south through the map. Features include a stretch of the Manchester-Radcliffe line with Prestwich station, tramways, & the communities of Holyrood & Prestwich Park shown just outside Prestwich itself. Dominant features are the main Prestwich County Lunatic Asylum & its large Annexe further south. Other features include Waterdale Dye Works, St Mary`s church, Britannia Mill, Asylum Farm, hospitals, etc. On the reverse are 1903 street directory extracts for Bury New Road, Church Lane, Dashwood Road, Ernest Street, Guest Road & Sharp 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.