Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.
Westminster & Victoria 1916 – 75.3
Westminster and Victoria in 1916 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 this area, stretching from Cadogan Square eastward to Westminster Abbey, and from St James`s Square southward to Victoria station. Buckingham Palace is in the centre of the map. Other features include the west side of Whitehall with Downing Street, Westminster Abbey (though the House of Parliament are on the Waterloo map), Victoria Street, Smith Square, Westminster Cathedral, Victoria station (but not its approaches), Belgravia with Eaton Square, Belgrave Square, Cadogan Place and Grosvenor Place, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Lowndes Square, Apsley House, the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park, part of Piccadilly and Mayfair including Curzon Street, The Ritz, Devonshire House, Dorchester House, Pall Mall, St James`s Palace, Carlton Gardens, Nelson`s Monument and the Admiralty Arch, while the greenery of Green Park and St James`s Park covers much of the central area of the map. There are street directory extracts and the 1916 map also has a 1916 Court Guide, listing the Royal Family and Chief Officers of State.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.