Stoke, Shelton & Hartshill 1898 - 18.01

Stoke, Shelton and Hartshill in 1898 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 the northern half of Stoke upon Trent with the southern part of Hanley, extending westward to Hartshill and Cliff Vale. Features include Trent & Mersey Canal, NSR railway with Stoke station, Newcastle Junction, goods sheds, Cliffe Vale Potteries, tile and earthenware manufactories, tramways, Convent, North Staffordshire Infirmary, Cemetery, NS Blind & Deaf School, Holy Trinity church Hartshill, county cricket ground, Basford Tileries, Albion Pottery, Etruscan Tile Works, Cauldon Ward, Shelton Hall, Bedford Works, Cauldon Place, Caldon Canal, Hanley Park, Cleveland House, St Mark''s church (at top of map), sewage works, Winton pottery, etc. On the reverse is the Shelton entry from a 1900 directory.

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.

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