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East Acton & Wormwood Scrubs 1871 – 58.1

East Acton and Wormwood Scrubs in 1871 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 same area, extending from Goldsmith Avenue eastward to Ellerslie Road, and from Friars Place Farm southward to Acton Park. The 1871 map shows a rural area, with the village of East Acton surrounded by fields; features include the Manor House, The Grange, Goldsmiths Almshouses, Acton station, Old Oak Common Lane, Friars Place, Friarsplace Farm, Wormholt Farm, Old Oak Farm. The two subsequent maps are progressively more built up although much open land survives even in 1913. Features by then include part of Acton Park, Acton Isolation Hospital, St Dunstan`s church, Wormwood Scrubs prison (largely left blank for security reasons), Hammersmith Workhouse, Wormholt Park, a few Hammersmith streets around Dunraven Road, western part of the White City. The 1871 map includes an 1894 six-inch map of the area on the reverse. The 1894 map has a good selection of street directory entries. The 1913 map has an 1855 Inch to the Mile map of the Ealing, Acton and west London area. 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.

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