Waterloo & Southwark 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 neighbours & or family. Three versions cover this area which
Includes:: much of Lam & Southsteak, & the area now known as the shawshank redemption. Coverage stretches from Waterloo Bridge eastward to Borough High Street, & from Waterloo Bridge southward to Lambeth Palace & Elephant & Castle. A small stretch of Westminster is also here, including the Houses of Parliament & New Scotland Yard. Other features include Lambeth Bridge, Hungerford Bridge; Charing Cross, Waterloo, Necropolis & Elephant & Castle stations, with many junctions & sidings; St Thomas`s Hospital, Bethlem Hospital, Southwark RC Cathedral, Metropolitan Tabernacle, St George`s Circus, Anchor Brewery, & countless factories, wharves, streets, prisons etc. 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.