Tilbury Riverside 1916 Essex Sheet 95.12 by Tony Kirby
Sheet 95.12 has Tilbury Riverside station and jetty, with the railways lines and engine shed. Tilbury Fort is shown in outline only for security reasons.
Sheet 95.12 has Tilbury Riverside station and jetty, with the railways lines and engine shed. Tilbury Fort is shown in outline only for security reasons.
Lancs 97.09aOldham (SW) 1891 – published 2021; intro by Alan Godfrey.
We have published three versions of this map, showing how the area changed over the years. The 1891 version is fully coloured, taken from the beautiful 1st Edition OS handcoloured map. Sheet 97.06aOldham 1891 – published 2014; intro by Alan Godfrey.
A small portion of Reddish is also included. Lancs 105.13aDenton West & Gorton Bridge 1891 – published 2018; intro by Chris Makepeace.
This map is dominated by the great quarries that stand on the slopes above the town. Other features include Belmont Castle, Warren Farm, Stifford Brickworks and a small section of the town.
This map covers the centre of Grays, around the station, and extends westward along the riverside with a wealth of wharves, Thamesside industries and railway lines. Features include Grays town centre, railway with station, St Peter & St Paul’s church, Infirmary, Town Wharf, Goldsmith’s Wharf, Grays Portland Cement Works, Railway Sleepers Wharf, South Stifford, Lion Works, Gibb’s Works, St Clement’s church, numerous railway sidings and tramways, etc. Broadness Lighthouse is shown on the Kent shore.
Sheet 95.11 is largely concerned with Tilbury Docks, shown in detail with railways, jetties and even mooring posts. A plan of the docks in the 1920s is included on the reverse. A fragment of the Northfleet riverside is also shown.
This map is dominated by the great quarries that stand on the slopes above the town. Features include Grays Chalk Quarries with the various quarries, kilns and railway lines, Thames Works, and many industrial tramways, making this a vivid industrial map. Other features include Belmont Castle, Warren Farm, Stifford Brickworks and a small section of the town.
This detailed map covers the small town of Hornsea, a few miles east of Hull. The town lies between Hornsea Mere, part of which is shown on the map, and the sea. A port at Hornsea Beck, just east of the town, was destroyed by coastal erosion in the 16th century, but Hornsea developed as a modest seaside resort with the arrival of the railway in 1864. Our map covers most of the town, and features on the main map include the Old Hall, railway terminus, St Nicholas church, Market Place, The Oval, Grosvenor Gardens, The Hall, Victoria Gardens, Cliff Road. On the reverse we include part of adjacent sheet 197.07, extending coverage south to include Hornsea Bridge and Edenfield; features here include Hornsea Bridge station, part of the Mere, Kirkholme, cemetery, Trinity House Farm.