Tunstall 1877

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Tunstall in 1877 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. The maps cover the centre & western part of Tunstall, one of the Potteries ` Six Towns`. Coverage extends from King Street southward to Westport Lake, & from Stanley Street westward to Bradwell Wood. Features include Market Hall, Market Square, earthenware manufactories, Brownhills Hall, Brownhills Tileries, Jubilee Buildings, Ravensdale Iron Works, stretch of North Staffordshire Railway with sidings & industrial lines, gas works, Trent & Mersey Canal, chemical works, Chatterley Coal & Iron Works, Bradwell Wood Tileries, part of NSR Chesterton Branch, Parkhouse Colliery, High Carr Colliery, part of NSR Talk o` th` Hill Branch, old collieries, Bradwell Wood, etc. Extracts from various directories are on the reverse. 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.