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Leytonstone & Leyton 1915 – 23.3

Leytonstone and Leyton in 1915 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. Two versions for this area have been published, stretching from Manor Road and Lea Hall Road eastward to Poppleton Road and St John the Baptist`s church; and from Grove Road southward to Grove Green Road. Features on the 1915 map include a stretch of the MR Tottenham & Forest Gate railway including Leyton station, Leyton cricket ground, tramways, Kinematagraph studio, Knotts Green, West Ham Union Infirmary, a short stretch of the GER Epping line including Leytonstone station, Forest House and the fringe of Epping Forest. Churches and streets include St John the Baptist`s High Road, St Catherine`s, St Stephen`s Grove Road, Hainault Road, Hoe Street, High Road, Peterborough Road, etc.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.