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Trafford Park South 1937

Trafford Park South in 1937 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 part of Trafford Park, plus some residential development along Barton Road to the south. Features include Metropolitan-Vickers Works, Park Road Works, Textilose Works, Dye Manufactory, other engineering and chemical works, Bridgewater Canal, short stretch of Manchester Ship Canal Railway, Trafford Park station, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Ashburton Road, Eleventh Street, Third Avenue, Third Street and Trafford Park 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.