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Nov 25, 2018 · Drawn by well-known caricaturist David Farrell Smith for the TV Times in 1976 it shows the cobbles of Coronation Street and its surrounding streets and businesses. And it includes some...
Mar 12, 2018 · A detailed land and street survey of Manchester started in the early 1940s, but took off after the war. Surveyors would capture measurements and take the photos, with field labourers holding...
A selection of historical maps focusing on central Manchester are listed below. The maps date from the late 18th century to the middle of the 20th century, and comprise private surveys, detailed Ordnance Survey maps and a selection of plans showing the Manchester Ship Canal and Docks.
A selection of plans show the development of Manchester Ship Canal, and a street map collection from 1750 to 1930 shows Manchester and Salford's explosive growth.
Sep 19, 2023 · Tib Street originally began as a central trading district and shopping district in the 1780s, for a Victorian and post-war Manchester. In the early 19 th century, the street began to enrich itself and develop from trading districts to agricultural areas, retail, and pet shop districts.
Feb 15, 2024 · To find out more about what Manchester’s street names can tell us, we went along to Dukinfield Library, where the Tameside Library Club met for a talk on the topic by local Blue Badge tour guide Ray Hoerty. Here’s what we learned.
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The restored maps fill a gap between the survey in 1850s published by Joseph Adshead, and the 1904 map of housing condition in Manchester and Salford by campaigner Thomas R. Marr. In some respects, they are comparable to Charles Booth's London poverty mapping in the 1890s.
