Old OS Town Plans of Manchester

  • For a few areas of Liverpool and Manchester we have also 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 Hulme (West):

  • Manchester Sheet 37 Hulme: St George's 1849 - published 1995; intro by Chris Makepeace. ISBN.978-0-85054-727-6

    This extremely detailed map covers the western part of Hulme and eastern part of Cornbrook. Coverage stretches from Stretford Road eastward to York Street, and from Chester Road southward to Cedar Street. St George's church is split by the top margin. Features include Cavalry Barracks (shown in considerable detail), Pooleys Houses, Commercial Mill, part of Cornbrook Park, stretch of Bridgewater Canal, Crossford Bridge & Manchester Trust turnpike, Moss Lane. The area is greatly changed today. On the reverse we include street directory entries for Bedford Street, Brook Street, Chester Road, Lloyd Street, Moss Lane, Queen Street, Worcester Street, York Street.

    The map links up with Manchester Sheets 32 Castlefield to the north, 38 Hulme to the east.

  • Follow this link for a complete list of our Manchester Town Plans or here for other maps of Manchester.
  • You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. 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 / 1 Feb 2018