
Stratford 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, stretching from Hackney Cut Navigation & the River Lea eastward to Romford Road & Carnarvon Road; from Temple Mills Lane & Chandos Road southward to Lett Road & Langthorne Street. The maps have a lot of railway information, including Stratford, Maryland & Stratford Market stations, & the GER Railway Works, sidings & loops north of the station; an essential map for students of the Great Eastern Railway. The town is also shown in detail, with the 1867 version especially attractive. Other features include tramways, Stratford New Town, Stratford Marsh, Broadway, Waterworks River, Town Hall. Many more buildings are shown by 1914 when roads include High Street, The Grove, Leytonstone Road, Vicarage Lane, & countless more. Each map also has short extracts from contemporary directories. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25