Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Newcastle upon Tyne

These detailed maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. Each map includes an introduction.

They are available through our On-line Mapshop

Here are the details of maps for Central Newcastle:

Tyneside Sheet 11a Central Newcastle 1894 - published 1983; 2nd Edition 1989; 3rd Edition 2024; intro by Anthea Lang. ISBN.978-1-78721-728-7

Tyneside Sheet 11b Central Newcastle 1914 - published 1984; 2nd Edition 2001; intro by John Griffiths. ISBN.978-0-907554-80-6

Tyneside Sheet 11c Central Newcastle 1940 - published 2016; intro by Anthea Lang. ISBN.978-1-84784-995-3

We have published three versions of this map to show how the area changed across the years. The maps cover a very busy area, stretching from Clayton Road in the north to Corporation Street in the south, eastwards to Sandyford Road and Portland Road, and westward to Darnell Street.

Features on the map include Her Majesty's Prison, Natural History Museum, Artillery Barracks, Brandling Park, Eldon Square, Hay Market, Durham College of Science, St Thomas the Martyr's Church, NER railway line and Manors Station and Portland Park. On the reverse of each map we include extracts from a street directory.

The map links up with Tyneside Sheet 4 Jesmond to the north, Tyneside Sheet 5 High Heaton to the north-east, Tyneside Sheet 12 Byker & Heaton to the east, Tyneside Sheet 19 Gateshead East to the south-east, and Tyneside Sheet 18 Newcastle & Gateshead to the south and Tyneside Sheet 17 Elswick to the south-west.

Follow this link for a complete list of our North East maps.

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 the North East, return to the North East page.

The Godfrey Edition / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 25 January 2024