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Holland Park & Shepherds Bush 1894 – 73.2

Holland Park and Shepherds Bush in 1894 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 Iffley Road, Hammersmith eastward to Phillimore Gardens, Kensington; and from Royal Crescent and the Uxbridge Road southward to Pembroke Road. Features include Olympia, Holland Park, Holland House, Shepherds Bush Common, Brook Green, part of Kensington High Street, Shepherds Bush Road, Addison Road. Several railways cross the map and stations include Uxbridge Road and Addison Road (later Kensington Olympia) on the West London Railway; Shepherds Bush, Goldhawk Road and Hammersmith on the Hammersmith & City; Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith on the LSWR Kensington & Richmond line.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.