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Sale South-West 1908
Sale South-West in 1908 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. SThe map covers the south-western area of Sale along Washway Road, the old Watling Street. It is a semi-rural map but features include tramways, Haddon House, Tyntesfield, Woodheys Hall, Washway Farm, Manor House, Brookside Farm, Bridgewater Canal, stretch of railway with part of Brooklands station at east margin of map, Sale Cemetery (at top of map), etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Washway Road. 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.