Whetstone 1897

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Whetstone in 1897 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. The map covers an area stretching from Totteridge Green eastward to Oakleigh Park. The Great North Road runs north-south through the centre of the map, closely paralleled by the GNR High Barnet line (later Northern Line), including Totteridge & Whetstone station. A short stretch of the GNR main line, including Oakleigh Park station, is in the north-eastern corner. The main feature is Whetstone, spread along the Great North Road, including St John`s church, North Place, numerous pubs, & several nurseries off Oakleigh Road. Oakleigh Park is in early stages of development but

Includes:: All Saints church. The county boundary with Hertfordshire runs down the Dollis Brook, & west of it is much of Totteridge Green. 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.