Poplar 1894

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Poplar in 1894 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 Upper North Street at Poplar eastward to Rathbone Street at Canning Town, & from Empson Street & Bromley Gasworks southward to Poplar High Street & Blackwall station. The area covers much of Poplar & south Bromley west of the River Lea & part of Canning Town to the east. Features include the East India Dock, Bow Creek, Bromley Marsh, Thames Iron Works, a stretch of the North London Railway with Poplar station, Poplar Gas Works, GER Wharf, Thames Plate Glass Works, Victoria Dock Road, Limehouse Cut, East India Dock Road, West Marsh, tramways, Brunswick Road, a stretch of the GER Woolwich line, with Canning Town station, Poplar Workhouse, Glasshouse Wharf, etc. Each map

Includes:: an extract from street 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.