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Alexandra Park & South Friern 1911 – 6b

Alexandra Park and South Friern in 1911 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 maps have been published for this area, extemding from Coppetts Road eastward to Prince`s Avenue, and from Cromwell Road southward to Muswell Road. Part of Alexandra Park is in the south-eastern corner, and the Palace is split by the sheetlines. Features include Bounds Green Pottery, St Saviour`s church, St Peter`s Mission Church, St Peter-le-Poer church, Isolation Hospital, Colney Hatch Lane, etc. The 1911 version includes a list of Private Residents from an 1890 directory for Colney Hatch; the 1935 version has a selection of Friern Barnet street directory entries.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.