Shooters Hill 1914

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Shooters 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. Three versions for this area have been published, stretching from the Brook Hospital eastward to Oxleas Wood & Woodlands Farm, & from Genesta Road, Plumstead southward to Severndroog Castle, an area dominated by the old Roman Road now largely followed by Shooters Hill Road. Other features include Herbert Hospital, Shrapnel Barracks, Royal Military Academy, tramways, & some of the southern streets of Woolwich & Plumstead, including part of Herbert Road, Cantwell Road & Woolwich Common. The 1866 map has on the reverse a six-inch to the mile map, Kent Sheet 2SW of 1894, giving a good picture of a wider area, including Charlton, Kidbroke, Woolwich & part of Plumstead. The 1894 & 1914 maps have extracts 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.