Charlton Kings map from the Manchester and Southampton Railway plans

Reproduction prints from the Manchester & Southampton Railway plans 1846

Each print is presented on artwork quality papercard of A3 dimensions, ideal for framing, and is shipped flat in a “Do Not Bend” envelope. The image itself is 39 x 21 cms. The detail is crisp and fascinating.

With the print comes details of the land adjacent to the proposed line and a CD upon which is a digital image of the original plan to allow for on screen examination of the full details.

Although the Manchester and Southampton Railway wasn’t built in the 1840’s the Midland and South Western Junction Railway, and the Andover to Redbridge Railway (the Sprat and Winkle line) were eventually constructed along almost the same route.

Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham.

This is plan number 59 from a series of 60 which mapped the proposed railway from Southampton to Cheltenham. This particular map shows a proposed branch to join with the London, Oxford and Cheltenham Railway.

Some of the features shown include various Turnpike Roads with the Charlton Kings Turnpike Gate on the road to Cheltenham, Ham Dairy, Red Lion Pub, the proposed London Oxford and Cheltenham Railway, footpaths and field layouts.

The plots of land adjacent to the proposed Southampton and Manchester branch line are numbered and also supplied with the print will be a copy of the relevant pages from a directory which accompanies the original plan. For each numbered plot this gives details of the property, its ownership, lessee and occupier. For example Plot 102 adjacent to the Oxford:Cheltenham turnpike is describes as "House, yard, gardens and outbuildings" owned by Chalotte Shill and occupied by Richard Matthews . The plan thus provides details of the social history of the location over 160 year ago.

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