George Bradshaw
Born in Pendleton, near Salford, in Lancashire, on 29 July 1801, George Bradshaw began his career working for J Beale, a Manchester engraver. After a short spell in Belfast, Bradshaw had become an accomplished cartographer and his first work, a map of his native county, was published in 1827. His Bradshaw's Monthly Railway Guide was published in 1841 and he soon became a household name throughout the land. His printing house, Bradshaw & Blacklock, became internationally renowned for its maps, guides, books and the Manchester Journal.