Ruislip South-East 1940

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Ruislip South-East in 1940 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. The map covers the south-eastern part of Ruilsip & parts of Harrow & Northolt. Coverage stretches from Bridgwater Road eastward to Carlyon Avenue, & from Shaldon Drive southward to Walnut Way. Features include LNER & GWR railways with South Ruilsip & Northolt Junction station, west part of Northolt Park racecourse, Francis Organ Works, schools & streets of housing, much of it from the 1920s & 1930s. On the reverse is a 1929 railway timetable for the London to High Wycombe line. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.