Loftus (East) 1927

This is one of two maps being published to cover Loftus, a town that developed on alum and later iron ore mining. It covers the eastern half of Loftus, including the town centre with the town hall and parish church, and extends eastward to include part of Easington. Features include railway with Grinkle station, Loftus Hall, St Leonard's church, Town Hall, Market Place, South Loftus, East Loftus, Deepdale Farm, cemetery, All Saints church Easington, etc. On the reverse we include an extract from the OS 1853 six-inch map of the coast, showing the Lofthouse alum works, together with a specially written history of the area.

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