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Finchley and Holders Hill 1895

Finchley and Holders Hill in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the north-western area of Finchley, running from St Mary`s church and Regents Park Road westward, and with Holders Hill Road and the Dollis Brook running down the centre of the map; northward the map stretches to Mill Hill station on the GNR Edgware branch (today`s Mill Hill East). Further west the map is entirely rural. On the reverse is more than half of the next edition, from 1912, and this shows how north-west Finchley had developed in those years. Streets include Hendon Lane, Hendon Avenue, Dollis Avenue, Gordon Road, Church Crescent, Dollis Road and others.About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.