Old OS Town Plans of Manchester

For a few areas of Manchester we have reprinted some of the very early Five-foot plans. Originally published at a scale of 1:1056 or 5 feet to the mile, we have reduced them in scale to 1:1760 or a Yard to the Mile. The maps, though covering quite a small area, are quite wonderfully detailed, showing such features as capstans and mooring posts, lamp-posts, the layouts of back yards, and even the interior of certain buildings such as churches. For the urban historian they are perhaps the most fascinating maps ever published by the Ordnance Survey.

Maps can be purchased on our On-line Mapshop.

Here are the details of maps for Miles Platting:

Manchester & Salford Sheet 19 Miles Platting 1848 - published 2024; intro by Chris E Makepeace. ISBN.978-1-78721-806-2

Thisvery detailed map covers the area around Miles Platting. Features include Oldham Road, Miles Platting Mechanics Institution, Platting House, railway with engine sheds and workshops, St George's Colliery, Rochdale Canal, turnpike road, etc.

On the reverse we include 10 foot to the mile sheet 104.7.3 covering part of the area in 1891. Features here include St James church, Hamilton Street Mill, Globe Works, Collyhurst Mill, White Hart Hotel, railway sidings, etc

The map links up with Manchester Sheets 25 Ancoats North to the south.

Follow this link for a complete list of our Manchester Town Plans or here for other maps of Manchester. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.

Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of maps for Lancashire, return to the North West page.

The Godfrey Edition / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 16 October 2024