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Stafford 1879

Stafford in 1879 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 of this map have been published, showing how the area developed across the years. Coverage extends from the station eastward to Littleworth, and from Newport Road northward to Tillington Street. Features include LNWR railway with station and engine sheds, River Sow, Castle Engine Works, General Infirmary, Foregate area, Greengate Street area, St Mary`s church, Stafford Mill, The Green, cattle market, Green Hall, County Lunatic Asylum, Market Hall, Shire Hall, public baths, boot and shoe manufactory, County Industrial Home, Asylum Farm, Lammascote Farm, Littleworth, Cotonhill Asylum, Asylum sanitary wards, Coton Farm ,etc. The 1879 version also includes the LNWR Stafford-Shrewsbury-Welshpool timetable for 1897 on the reverse.About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.