Notting Hill 1914

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Notting Hill 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. 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. In this title: three versions of this map have been published to show how the area developed across the years. The maps each cover the same area, from White City eastward to Pembridge Square & St Stephen's Square, & capture the area of Kensington known as Notting Hill. In the north-east is a portion of Paddington parish, including Westbourne Park station; to the west is a portion of Hammersmith parish, rural in the early map but later developed to include White City. The area developed considerably over the years. The 1871 map (actually largely surveyed in 1863-5) shows the Ladbroke Estate already largely developed around Ladbroke Grove, Lansdowne Crescent, Ladbroke Square, Kensington Park Road & other well set out streets. The area was previously known as Notting Dale or ' The Kensington Potteries'. Further west development is less complete & beyond Latimer Road there are still farms. Several railways run through the map: the West London Junction Railway, the Hammersmith & City Railway, with Notting Hill station, & a small section of the GWR with Westbourne Grove station & engine sheds. At the north of the map is more countryside with Portobello Farm & Notting Barn. Extreme top right is Paddington Workhouse. The 1893 map shows Notting Hill entirely built up, with streets & houses as far as Latimer Road, which now has a station. Features include Mary Place Workhouse, Phoenix Brewery, Avondale Park, Kensington Public Baths, St Charles RC College, Franciscan Convent, Carmelite Convent, St Quintin Park, St Quintin & Wormwood Scrubbs station. Beyond the West London Railway is an area of brickfields & (apparently) piggeries. On the reverse are street directories for Ladbroke Grove, Ladbroke Square & Lancaster Road. The 1914 map shows the area further developed, with tramways & Wood Lane station. The main new development in the south-western area of the map is the Olympic Stadium & the Great White City complex built for the Shepherds Bush Exhibition. Nearby is part of the Central London Railway Depot. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25