Kensal Green & West Kilburn in 1865 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. Four versions of this map have been published, with Kensal Green on the west side, west Kilburn to the east, & Kensal New Town near the foot of the map. Stretches of the Hampstead Junction, LNWR & GWR railway lines & the Grand Junction Canal run through the map. On the 1865 version there is little development apart from Kensal New Town, buildings along Kensal Road, part of Westbourne Green in the extreme south-eastern corner, & early west Kilburn streets around Canterbury Road. Near the centre of the map is Chamberlain Wood Farm. Each map shows All Souls (or Kensal Green) Cemetery. The later maps are much more built up, with solid streets of housing between Kensal New Town & the LNWR railway, including Harrow Road, Kilburn Lane, Shirland Road & many more. Other features include gasworks, carriage sheds, Queen`s Park, Queen`s Park station. On the 1913 map Kensal Rise, north of the LNWR is also built up. The 1935 map

Includes:: the car factory for Talbot cars. The three later maps include extracts from street directories. The 1865 map

Includes:: a description of the cemetery from Walford`s Old & New London. 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.



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This fascinating selection of over 200 old photographs of the Royal Borough of Kensington shows a surprisingly varied range of activities & views from this unique area of London over a period of one hundred years. Included in this volume are photographs of Edwardian scenes in Kensington Gardens, early underground trains, famous department stores in their founding years & a host of characters recorded as they shop, relax in the parks or listen to itinerant musicians playing in the streets. The camera also recorded streets & buildings that were lost during slim clearence programmes or new road schemes which can be seen again here. There are scenes of Kensington`s world famous museums & Earls Court & its exhibition grounds. Some references to property prices of around eighty years ago make astonishing reading today! Most of the images collected here are published for the first time & have been drawn from the author`s own extensive collection of old picture postcards. ...

This fascinating selection of historic photographs documents the dramatic transformation that has taken place over the last 150 years in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. The book gives an unforgettable impression of familiar streets & districts as they developed, & it offers an insight into the lives & living conditions of the residents in the last years of Queen Victoria`s reign & in the early years of the twentieth century. The pictures tell the story of how a cluster of nineteenth-century villages became one of the best-known & most populous areas of London. The Royal Borough has since been noted as a centre of arts, commerce & fashion, as the scene of many historic occasions & as the home of famous personalities from public life. But the book also preserves the memory of ordinary people
- passengers crowded into a horse-drawn bus, road sweepers standing with their brooms, a schoolgirl crossing the street carrying a violin case, a baker`s boy pulling a handcart. This charming collection of historic photographs will add to the knowledge, appreciation & enjoyment of anyone who takes an interest in this part of London.
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This is not a guidebook. This little book brings together past & present to offer a taste of Kensington & Chelsea. Learn about the movers & shakers who shaped this fantastic royal borough. The great & the good; the bad & the ugly. Small wonders, tall stories, TRIUMPH & tragedy. Best places
- worst places. Local lingo, architecture, green spaces, events, traditions, fact, fiction. Origins, evolution, future. Written by a local who knows what makes KENSINGTON & CHELSEA tick.
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Kensington in 1871 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, stretching from Hornton Street to Cadogan Square, from Kensington Palace southward to Harrington Road. The Royal Albert Hall is in the centre of the map & other major features include The Serpentine, Natural History Museum, Brompton Road, Imperial Institute, Cromwell Road, Hyde Park Barracks, South Kensington, Gloucester Road & Kensington High St stations; Victoria & Albert Museum; St Margaret & St John`s Workhouse; Royal Horticultural Gardens (on 1871 map), Kensington Gardens, Kensington Palace, Knightsbridge, 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. ...

Kensington 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 the same area, stretching from Hornton Street to Cadogan Square, from Kensington Palace southward to Harrington Road. The Royal Albert Hall is in the centre of the map & other major features include The Serpentine, Natural History Museum, Brompton Road, Imperial Institute, Cromwell Road, Hyde Park Barracks; South Kensington, Gloucester Road & Kensington High St stations; Victoria & Albert Museum; St Margaret & St John`s Workhouse; Royal Horticultural Gardens (on 1871 map), Kensington Gardens, Kensington Palace, Knightsbridge. 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. ...

Gloucester Road area of London`s Kensington in 1865-1872 in a series of exceptionally detailed reproductions of old Ordnance Survey street plans for areas of larger cities which have undergone substantial redevelopment in the late 19th or the early 20th century, published in the Alan Godfrey Editions. The plans, printed in back & white, have been taken from the original Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:1, 056 & reproduced at 1:1, 760 – the equivalent of 36 inches (or one yard) to a mile. The maps provide an unrivalled, house-by-house picture of streets & individual buildings with inner courtyards, outbuildings, pavements, covered passages, etc. Many important institutions are named; within the National Galley on Trafalgar Square even the individual rooms (the map is from 1871, so no French Impressionists as yet!). On the reverse are historical notes about the area covered by the map, plus extracts from contemporary street directories. These maps provide a fascinating addition to Alan Godfrey’s huge series of some 2, 000 titles presenting reproductions of street plans at taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:2, 500 (25” to 1 mile) & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). ...

Royal Albert Hall area of London`s Kensington in 1872 in a series of exceptionally detailed reproductions of old Ordnance Survey street plans for areas of larger cities which have undergone substantial redevelopment in the late 19th or the early 20th century, published in the Alan Godfrey Editions. The plans, printed in back & white, have been taken from the original Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:1, 056 & reproduced at 1:1, 760 – the equivalent of 36 inches (or one yard) to a mile. The maps provide an unrivalled, house-by-house picture of streets & individual buildings with inner courtyards, outbuildings, pavements, covered passages, etc. Many important institutions are named; within the National Galley on Trafalgar Square even the individual rooms (the map is from 1871, so no French Impressionists as yet!). On the reverse are historical notes about the area covered by the map, plus extracts from contemporary street directories. These maps provide a fascinating addition to Alan Godfrey’s huge series of some 2, 000 titles presenting reproductions of street plans at taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:2, 500 (25” to 1 mile) & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). ...

Kensuke`s Kingdom is a true children`s classic by Michael Morpurgo, the creator of War Horse. I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven`t got your safety harness on, you haven`t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn`t be doing this.. .I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream. Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food & no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, & a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone.. . From the author of War Horse (now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg) comes a stunning children`s story
- loved by kids, teachers & parents alike. Michael Morpurgo has written more than forty books & won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children`s Book Award & has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. Reviewed as `A dazzling adventure` by The Times.
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I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven`t got your safety harness on, you haven`t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn`t be doing this...I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream. Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food & no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, & a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone... From the author of War Horse comes this tale of survival against all odds, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Pacific & recalling memories of the Second World War. This is a remarkable & unforgettable story. ...