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Highbury & Islington 1914 – 39.3

Highbury and Islington in 1914 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 of this map cover the same area, York Road eastward to Rotherfield Street, and from Cloudsley Square northward to Witherington Road. Highbury & Islington station is near the centre of the map, which covers much of Islington and also southern Highbury, Barnsbury and Canonbury. Major roads running through the map include Upper Street, Essex Road, Liverpool Road and Caledonian Road. Features include the Kings Cross railway approaches; North London Railway with Canonbury, Highbury & Islington, Caledonian Road and (at extreme west edge) Maiden Lane stations; Metropolitan Cattle Market, Belle Isle, Thornhill Square, Lonsdale Square, Highbury Fields, Milner Square, Canonbury Square, Islington Town Hall and Peabody Square.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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