• Kensington (Royal Albert Hall) 1872 London Large Scale Sheet 6.89

    This very detailed map covers the area of Kensington from the Royal Albert Hall westward to Kensington House, with part of Kensington Palace in the top left corner. Features include the Albert Memorial, the northern half of the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, shown in some detail, Riding School, Lytham House, Kensington Gate, Upper Gore etc. On the reverse we include a selection of street directory entries, including Kensington Road.

  • Rotherhithe Southwark Park 1872-94 London Large Scale 7.98 by Alan Godfrey

    This very detailed map covers the central part of Rotherhithe around Southwark Park. Features include Southwark Park, Biscuit Manfactory, Jamaica Level, Christ Church, chapels, schools, Rotherhithe Union Workhouse, Deptford Road, All Saints church, Whitelead & Saltpetre Works, etc. On the reverse we include the 1894 map, showing the same area at a later stage. We also include an introduction to the history of the area.

  • Bethnal Green (East) 1872-94 London Large Scale Sheet 7.48 by Pamela Taylor

    This very detailed map covers a central part of Bethnal Green. It is double-sided, with the 1872 map on one side and a reduced version of the 1894 map on the reverse. We also include an introduction to the history of the area. Features (from 1872 map) include Bethnal House, St Bartholomew’s church, St John’s church, Birkbeck School, railway with Bethnal Green station, almshouses, St Andrew’s church, St James the Great church, schools, chapels, etc. Churches and some other public buildings have interiors mapped.

  • MAP OF South Shoreditch & Bunhill Fields 1872 London Large Scale Sheet 7.46 NEW

    Here are the details of the map for the South Shoreditch area: London Large Scale Series Sheet 7.46 South Shoreditch & Bunhill Fields 1872 – published 1995. Intro by David Mander. ISBN.978-0-85054-718-4 This highly detailed map at a ‘Yard to the Mile’ scale covers the busy south Shoreditch area, with coverage stretching from Bath Street and Bunhill Row eastward to the former North London line towards Broad Street station. Major roads through the map are Curtain Road, Old Street and City Road. Features include St Luke’s Hospital, shown in some detail; Bunhill Fields Burial Ground; St Paul’s church Bunhill Row, Honourable Artillery Company’s Headquarters, Royal London Militia Headquarters, St Mark’s church Old St, Whitfield Tabernacle, St James church Curtain Rd, St Michael’s church, Leonard Square, Hoxton Square, Charles Square, Town Hall, Shoreditch station, National Standard Theatre; many of these show internal latout. On the reverse we include street directory entries for Bunhill Row, City Road, Curtain Road, Hoxton Square, Leonard Street, Tabernacle Row, Tabernacle Walk. The map links up with Sheets 7.47 Bethnal Green West to the east, 7.56 Finsbury Square to the south.

  • London Bridge Station 1872-1893 London Large Scale Sheet 7.86

    This highly detailed map at a ‘Yard to the Mile’ scale is dominated by London Bridge station, most of which is shown here in detail, with track layout, signal posts, turntable etc. However there is much else of interest on this busy map. Features include Bermondsey Leather Market, tanneries, Black Eagle Brewery, Bermondsey Workhouse and St Olave’s Union Workhouse (both shown in detail), Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, St John’s church, Tooley Street, wool and hop warehouses, St Paul’s church Nelson Street, Pickford’s Stables, site of Marshalsea Prison, Guys Hospital (shown in detail). By way of contrast, on the reverse we include the 1893 map for the same area, at a slightly smaller scale.