Charlton in 1867 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 have been published for this area, stretching from Beaconsfield Rd & Westcombe Park station eastward to Mount Street & Maryon Park, & from New Charlton & Anchor Hope Lane southward to Charlton House. Features include Charlton House, Westcombe Park & Charlton stations, Woolwich Road with its tramways, the Angerstein Wharf railway branch, numerous old sand pits, Charlton Village, & much of the Westcombe Park estate including Mycenae Road & Woodlands. A small portion of Woolwich around Sand St is also covered. Churches include St Luke`s Charlton, St Paul`s Fairfield Road, St George`s Glenluce Road, Holy Trinity Woolwich Road, St Thomas Woodland Terrace. Roads on the 1867 map include Greenwich & Woolwich Lower Road, Lansdowne Road, Church Lane, Charlton Road, Combe Farm Lane, Victoria Road. The 1867 map also
Includes:: a tramway into the sandpits (near what is now Charlton FC) & has an extract of the map southward to Shooters Hill Rd. Each version has extracts from early directories. 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.