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Title: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Mariam82 on Saturday 04 October 08 19:39 BST (UK)
Having struggled with my Belton Burns family I am now settling on trying to look at old
street maps - but not sure where Flora St in 1861 would be classed as - on the census
in 1861 it shows Hulme, Medlock St Mark.  Does anyone know which map i should
try and buy ??
thanks mariam
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: cathaldus on Saturday 04 October 08 20:15 BST (UK)
The 1857 map of Manchester has already been posted on RootsChat and I have it on my "favourites". The link is:

        http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?

Medlock Street runs from Stretford Road thro' to City road.  Good luck!

Bill
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Barbara.H on Saturday 04 October 08 21:46 BST (UK)
If you did want to splash out on a map, Flora St is on Godfrey map "Manchester Large Scale" No. 38, Hulme (1844) or "Lancashire Sheet 104.10" Manchester SW, 1894.

It was near the Knott Mill Iron works and Great Jackson St.

 :) Barbara
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Mariam82 on Sunday 05 October 08 11:44 BST (UK)
Thank you for your help - I will take a look at the first and maybe order the second -
it will be of great interest to my mother who is from manchester.
many thanks
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: uk2003 on Sunday 05 October 08 13:39 BST (UK)
The 1857 map of Manchester has already been posted on RootsChat and I have it on my "favourites". The link is:

        http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?

Medlock Street runs from Stretford Road thro' to City road.  Good luck!

Bill

Hi Bill

Sorry my friend but the link is invalid

Ken
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Mariam82 on Sunday 05 October 08 18:35 BST (UK)
I was able to access this through google map1857manchesterrootschat.
regards
maria
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: cathaldus on Sunday 05 October 08 18:39 BST (UK)
A bit of a grey "moment" there.  The posting to RC was made by our old friend Orinoco on the 17th. May 2008.  The correct website is:

   http://www.artus-familyhistory.com/source/Early%20Maps.html/website%Map/Manchester%201857.html

Bill
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Dizzley on Sunday 05 April 09 11:24 BST (UK)
As of 06 Apr 2009, the Artus FH 1857 Manchester map is here:
http://www.artus-familyhistory.com/source/Early%20Maps.html/Manchester%201857/Manchester%201857.html

Dizzley
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: TomUK on Monday 24 August 09 13:35 BST (UK)
The 1857 map of Manchester has already been posted on RootsChat and I have it on my "favourites". The link is:

        http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?

Medlock Street runs from Stretford Road thro' to City road.  Good luck!

Bill

Why does this link no longer work?
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: TonyS on Monday 24 August 09 13:59 BST (UK)
Try this :

http://www.artus-familyhistory.com/source/Early%20Maps.html/Manchester%201857/Manchester%201857.html


Regards,

Tony
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: TomUK on Monday 24 August 09 15:17 BST (UK)
Thanks for that. I did see this later link just after the first effort.

I was looking for Back Preston Street, Hulme, Manchester, which is given as the address of one of my ancestors. I remember Preston Street itself, which was a major highway in Hulme which actually carried tramcars back in the day, but there is no trace of Back Preston Street, which I thought would have been a small side street off the main one.
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: 0rinoco on Thursday 17 September 09 07:43 BST (UK)
Tom. Some of the smaller street names are not included on the maps, but I am gradually updating them (currently Manchester 1930) in order to include these streets where possible, and I am also updating the text, as it can be almost illegible in a lot of instances. If I locate your street in the meantime, I will let you know.
Eric
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: TomUK on Thursday 17 September 09 10:35 BST (UK)
Thanks for that mate. Best of luck with your work on the maps.
My mum is 93 and grew up in Hulme and Stretford, living in Bold Street, Pine Street, Tamworth Street, etc. Sadly she also has no recollection of Back Preston Street.

If you look at the images of Bold Street on the Manchester Libraries site, there is one showing a plate indicating the boundary between Hulme and Stretford where Bold Street changes to Lever Street.  My mum lived close to this boundary marker.
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Romilly on Thursday 19 May 11 22:17 BST (UK)


Sadly...none of the Links seem to work anymore:-(

I've tried them all...to no avail.

Romilly :(
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Barbara.H on Thursday 19 May 11 22:23 BST (UK)
Here you go, link to Orinoco's later post in the Lancashire Resources board
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,502865.0.html

 :) Barbara
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Romilly on Thursday 19 May 11 22:27 BST (UK)
Here you go, link to Orinoco's later post in the Lancashire Resources board
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,502865.0.html

 :) Barbara

Many Thanks Barbara!

Much appreciated, Romilly :) :)
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: ManU on Thursday 24 April 14 11:04 BST (UK)
Hi Guys
Can any one help am looking for Scotland Close Manchester around the 1861 period,
cheers
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: mosiefish on Thursday 24 April 14 11:49 BST (UK)
Are you sure it was Scotland "Close" and not Scotland Court ? 

If it was Scotland Court it was just above Victoria Station.
www.old-maps.co.uk
type in the coordinate boxes 384137 and 399220 and press go.
Select the 1891 town plan from the right hand side selection.
Zoom in.

Mo
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester-Scotland Court
Post by: ManU on Thursday 24 April 14 12:15 BST (UK)
Your right it was Scotland Court not Close cheers - found the map and the street ;D ;D ;D
Thanks for your help
Title: Re: Old maps of Manchester
Post by: Ray T on Thursday 24 April 14 16:09 BST (UK)
There's a better map here - http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search;jsessionid=E22D13727DF72762CE6B00B7CD10BEE8?search=Search&q=1056+manchester+and+salford&QuickSearchA=QuickSearchA&pgs=50&res=1&sort=Reference_Number%2CReference_Number%2CReference_Number%2CPage (http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/view/search;jsessionid=E22D13727DF72762CE6B00B7CD10BEE8?search=Search&q=1056+manchester+and+salford&QuickSearchA=QuickSearchA&pgs=50&res=1&sort=Reference_Number%2CReference_Number%2CReference_Number%2CPage)

... although its shown as Scotland "Fold".

You need to put together numbers 17 and 23 for it to make as much sense as the Old Maps version. No.23 is particularly interesting as it shows the full internal layout of the nearby workehouse.