Salford West 1889 Colour Edition

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Salford West in 1889 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. Two versions have been published for this area. Each covers much of western Salford, stretching from Windsor Bridge westward to Weaste Lane, & from Liverpool Street northward to Pendleton station. The many features show railways with Seedley station, Pendleton station, Pendleton (Broad St) station, Windsor Bridge cattle station; other features include tramways, Hayfield Mills, cattle market, Christ Church, Wallness, St Barnabas church, Leaf Square, St Thomas church, Langworthy Park, Scotia Iron Foundry, St Luke`s church, Victoria Mills, Seedley Bleach Works, Buile Hill Park, Brindle Heath, Pendleton Mills, many streets of terraces with a scattering of detached houses off Eccles Old Road, etc. A selection of entries from a 1915 street directory is on the reverse. The 1889 version is in colour taken from the beautiful OS h&-coloured 1st edition. 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.