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Crayford 1907
Crayford in 1907 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. Crayford has an ancient history, the Battle of Creganford having been fought here between the Britons and the Jutes in 457 AD. This detailed map covers most of the town and shows it to have a strong industrial base, but with several large houses in ample grounds scattered around the outskirts. The Dartford Loop railway line crosses the south-eastern corner of the map, including Crayford station. The Dover Road or Watling Street crosses the map east-west, running through the town and with a tramway. Industrial features include a tannery, two silk and calico printing works, the West Kent Gas
Works, the Swaislands Block Printing Works, and most noticeably the Crayford Works, where Vickers produced armaments, aeroplanes and cars; a motor track is shown for testing the Wolseley Siddeley cars. Vickers later built an estate for their workers at Barnes Cray, which was still a hamlet in 1907. Other features include Whitehill, St Paulinius church, Manor House, Iron Mill Lane, Bigs Hill Wood, Hall Place Mill (a printing works), Halcot, Martens Grove, Oakwood, May Place, River Cray. On the reverse is a Crayford Directory which includes street entries for High Street, London Road, Maxim Road, Old Road, Station Road.About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban
development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
Works, the Swaislands Block Printing Works, and most noticeably the Crayford Works, where Vickers produced armaments, aeroplanes and cars; a motor track is shown for testing the Wolseley Siddeley cars. Vickers later built an estate for their workers at Barnes Cray, which was still a hamlet in 1907. Other features include Whitehill, St Paulinius church, Manor House, Iron Mill Lane, Bigs Hill Wood, Hall Place Mill (a printing works), Halcot, Martens Grove, Oakwood, May Place, River Cray. On the reverse is a Crayford Directory which includes street entries for High Street, London Road, Maxim Road, Old Road, Station Road.About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series:Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban
development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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