Darlington (West) 1898

Co Durham Sheet 55.05 Darlington (West) 1898 - published 1990; intro by Alan Suddes. ISBN.978-0-85054-423-7 This very detailed map is one of a group of 4 published for Darlington. It is double-sided for maximum coverage, and shows the area on the west of the town. The main map covers an area from Stanhope Green and Larchfield Street (near the centrre of town) westward to Mowden and Hillclose House, and from Bell Lane southward to Duke Street. This is a suburban area, with a few terrace streets at the east side of the map, then villas and larger houses along Woodlands Road, leading to open countryside at the west of the map. Features include St Clare's Abbey, Stanhope Green, Pierremont, Brinkburn, St Joseph's School, horse tramway along Woodlands Road, West Lodge, Carmel House Convent, Pierremont Park Nursery. Part of Cockerton is on the map, including The Green. On the reverse is half of adjacent sheet 55.09 extending coverage south and this includes Coniscliffe Road as far west as Carmel Road. Blackwell Hall is near the SW corner. Features include Blackwell Grange, Blackwell Mill, Harewood Hill, West Cemetery.

Reduced from the original Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map to a scale of approximately 1:4,340 (or about 15" to the mile). This edition published by Alan Godfrey Maps, Leadgate, Consett