Waterloo & Southwark 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 cover this area which
Includes:: much of Lambeth & Southwark, & the area now known as the South Bank. 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.