Osterley Park in 1935 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. Two versions for this area have been published to show how it developed across the years. The map is dominated by Osterley Park, both the house & the grounds. To the east & south the Hounslow & Metropolitan railway runs past, including Osterley Park & Spring Grove station. South of this are the developing streets of Spring Grove, together with St Mary`s church & the RC Training College, formerly Thornbury House. Near the station lies the hamlet of Scrattage, a name that was overlooked by developers & the railway, & had disappeared by the time of the 1935 map. Other features include Wyke House & Wyke Farm. On the reverse of the 1894 version are directories for Spring Grove & Heston, & an extract from an Inch to the Mile map for the area. The 1937 version
Includes:: a 1933 directory for Heston. 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.