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Bermondsey & Wapping 1872 – 77.1
Bermondsey and Wapping in 1872 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. Three versions cover the area stretching from London Bridge eastward to Southwark Park and southward to New Kent Road and Spa Road. Major features include London Bridge station, Tower Bridge, St Saviour`s Dock, Tooley Street, Jamaica Road, Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market, St James`s church, Spa Road station, numerous small works, and wharves beside the Thames. The map also includes a small but interesting section north of the Thames, where features include part of the Tower, most of St Katharine`s Docks, London Western Dock, Wapping Basin, Wapping High Streeet.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.