Part of this sketch is based from a plan in George Dow's classic book " Great Central Vol 1 - The Pregoniters"
A/ Engine shed or roundhouse The two tracked turntable was 40ft. in Dia. with 17 roads.
B/ Locomotive workshops comprising of a nine road erecting shop, blacksmith's shop and machine shops etc.
C/ Carriage and wagon shops. A two story building with carriages being dealt with on the upper floor and wagons on lower.
D/ Paint shop, The MS&L Rly main line being to the South of the shop.
E/ Main offices and stores.
F/ Coke stage, coal was not used as a fuel in the first few years. ( coal had to wait until firebox development improved ).
G/ Traverser. The traverser was 20 feet long ( a loco uncoupled from it's tender in the mid 50s had wheel bases of 16 ft max ) H/ Aqueduct: The Stockport canal passes over the railway. This was renewed in 1905 when the track was quadrupled.
I/ Northern border of the railway cottages, later to become Ogden Lane.
J/ Western boundary of the railway works. This became Bessemer Street and bordered with 'Armstrong Whitworths'.
K/ Northern boundary of the works, Whitworth Street. Terraced houses to the north of the street and Ashton old Road.
L/ North Easterly boundary of the works, Walton Street., later Press Street., later Princess Street .
M/ Easterly boundery, Lawton Street. The main entrance was situated here..
N/ Wellington Street, later Widnes Street, almost cutting the works and shed in half. This joined the 'Bird cage' over bridge..
O/ A narrow strip of land between the railway cottages and the railway , later to become Cornwall Street.
P/ The Birdcage, The overhead foot bridge that Joined Widnes Street to Railway Street South of the MS&L Rly lines.
The other places shown on the plan are the canal, employees cottages and reservoir
