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We can now provide modern copies
of old Ordnance Survey maps of many places in Cumberland - at scales
including
one inch to the mile (mostly 1880 New Series, first edition),
six inches to the mile (1867 or later editions) and 25 inches
to the mile (mostly 1901 edition).
Specimen maps are illustrated
below.
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One Inch, 1880
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Six Inch, 1868+
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25 Inch, 1900
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Click on any small
picture for a bigger one, then use the back button to return
Copies are supplied on A2
size parchment-effect
paper @ £10 each plus p & p.
Any of the maps on the following list can be framed at reasonable cost.
One inch to the mile, New Series, c1880
Sheet No 17 - Solway Plain, including Abbeytown, Oulton, Dundraw,
Thursby, Dalston, Skinburness,
Newton Arlosh & the Solway
coast to and including Carlisle.
Sheet No 18 - The Irthing Valley - a continuation eastwards wards from
Sheet 17 - from the eastern suburbs of Carlisle
as far as the
River South Tyne, including Brampton (approximately in the centre), Wetheral, Newbiggin, Kirkhaugh,
Gilsland, etc.
Sheet No 24 - The Eden Valley - a continuation southwards from Sheet 18
as far as and including Penrith.
Also included
are Greystoke to Southwaite
(west of the Eden), Culgaith & Milburn to Ainstable & Croglin
Sheet No 30 - Shap - a continuation southwards from Sheet 24, including
Appleby on the eastern edge
and most of Ullswater on the western edge.
Sheet No 39 - The Kent Valley - a continuation southwards from Sheet 30,
including Kendal near the south edge,
Bowness and Windermere villages on the
western edge and the Shap Wells Hotel to the north.
Six inches to the mile, various dates
Maps covering the following towns and villages are normally in stock -
copies on A2 parchment-effect paper @ £10 each
Allonby (first edition, 1867); Aspatria and Brayton (2nd edition, 1901),
Brampton with Naworth & Milton (1927);
Carlisle city (1864,1927, 1938),
Cockermouth with Papcastle & Brigham (1867 and 1938); Kendal (1938),
Keswick with Braithwaite (1938); Maryport with Ellenborough, Crosby and
Dearham (1938); Penrith (2nd edition, 1900)
Whitehaven with Hensingham and Cleator Moor (first edition 1868),
Wigton with Oulton, Parton and Church Hill (1938)
Workington with Low Seaton (first edition 1867)
Twenty five inches to the mile, mostly 2nd edition, 1900/01
Maps covering the following towns and villages are normally in stock -
excerpts on A2 parchment-effect paper @ £10 each
Dalston village (2nd edition, 1900)
SPECIAL OFFER
We have spare copies of the following original 25 inch maps
which are available for sale at various prices from £5 to £10 -
please e-mail us with your requests for relevant details.
Dalston Village,
Workington (North Side and Cloffocks), 1925 (several copies from poor to very good condition),
St Helens Colliery (Workington), Great Broughton,
Longtown (North-West)
and area, 1900. These are all in the shop where they can be viewed
during normal opening hours. |