Chelsea & West Brompton 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 have been published for this area, stretching from Stamford Bridge football ground eastward to Sloane Avenue & Royal Avenue; & from Harrington Gardens southward to Battersea Bridge. Features include the Kings Road, Beaufort Street, Sydney Street, Fulham Road, Old Brompton Road, Sutton Model Dwellings, Cheyne Walk, Albert Bridge, Cadogan Pier, Moravian Burial Ground, Town Hall, Chelsea Workhouse, St Luke`s church, St George`s (later Union) Workhouse, Brompton Cemetery, The Boltons, West Brompton station, Walham Green station, Chelsea station, Western Hospital, St Mark`s College. Earls Court station is in the north-west corner. A small portion of Battersea Park is in the south-east corner. 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. ...

In a softback A-Z format the author explores the dramatic history of Chelsea whose residents included Sir Thomas More & Henry VIII. The village was primarily a riverside settlement by the Old Church, usually reached by boat. Market gardens abounded. Serious settlement began in the 18th century when part of the large Sloane estate was built upon & gradually, as the King`s Road was brought into public use, Chelsea spread northwards. It is now one of the most coveted residential areas of London. ...

For one hundred years, RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been the annual event in the world of horticulture. This is the essential centenary souvenir, & an enduring look at what makes Chelsea special. Royal Horticultural Society insider Brent Elliott explains how the show has grown & changed, how it is has formed part of the social calendar & how the nation's taste in garden design & planting has been reflected & shaped by Chelsea over the years. Short pieces from some of our greatest nurserymen, nurserywomen & garden designers describe what Chelsea means to them, along with pieces from those who present the show to the public & those behind the scenes who pull it all together. A wealth of illustration draws from the extensive RHS archive &

Includes:: photographs in colour & black & white, plans & posters, many published here for the first time. Whether you come for the nurseries or the show gardens, to buy gardening gloves or foxgloves, or whether you simply prefer to beat the crowds & read all about it, this magnificent book conjures up the full Chelsea experience.

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Map No. 163, Cheltenham & Cirencester, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000 including Stow-on-the-Wold, Northleach, Burford, Carterton, Lechlade on Thames, Fairford, Farringdon, Highworth, Cricklade, Tetbury, Crudwell, Oaksey, Minety, Broad Blunsdon, Longcot, Whelford, South Cerney, Kemble, Tarlton, Rodmarton, Poulton, Bagendon, Barnsley, Quenington, Alvescot, Bibury, Winson, Chedworth, Aldsworth, Great Barrington, Serborne, Chalford, Bisley, Duntisbourne Abbots, Cranham, Colesbourne, Birdlip, Withington, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Shurdington, Bishop ...

Map No. 163, Cheltenham & Cirencester 1828-1833, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Stow-on-the-Wold, Northleach, Burford, Carterton, Lechlade on Thames, Fairford, Farringdon, Highworth, Cricklade, Tetbury, Crudwell, Oaksey, Minety, Broad Blunsdon, Longcot, Whelford, South Cerney, Kemble, Tarlton, Rodmarton, Poulton, Bagendon, Barnsley, Quenington, Alvescot, Bibury, Winson, Chedworth, Aldsworth, Great Barrington, Serborne, Chalford, Bisley, Duntisbourne Abbots, Cranham, Colesbourne, Birdlip, Withington, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Shurdington, Bishop



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Map No. 163, Cheltenham & Cirencester 1898-1900, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Stow-on-the-Wold, Northleach, Burford, Carterton, Lechlade on Thames, Fairford, Farringdon, Highworth, Cricklade, Tetbury, Crudwell, Oaksey, Minety, Broad Blunsdon, Longcot, Whelford, South Cerney, Kemble, Tarlton, Rodmarton, Poulton, Bagendon, Barnsley, Quenington, Alvescot, Bibury, Winson, Chedworth, Aldsworth, Great Barrington, Serborne, Chalford, Bisley, Duntisbourne Abbots, Cranham, Colesbourne, Birdlip, Withington, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Shurdington, Bishop



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Map No. 163, Cheltenham & Cirencester 1919, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Stow-on-the-Wold, Northleach, Burford, Carterton, Lechlade on Thames, Fairford, Farringdon, Highworth, Cricklade, Tetbury, Crudwell, Oaksey, Minety, Broad Blunsdon, Longcot, Whelford, South Cerney, Kemble, Tarlton, Rodmarton, Poulton, Bagendon, Barnsley, Quenington, Alvescot, Bibury, Winson, Chedworth, Aldsworth, Great Barrington, Serborne, Chalford, Bisley, Duntisbourne Abbots, Cranham, Colesbourne, Birdlip, Withington, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Shurdington, Bishop’s Cleeve, Winchcombe, Charlton Abbots, Naunton, Upper Slaugher, Kineton, Condicote, Bledington & Chastleton, with the Cotswold Hills.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 163, Cheltenham & Cirencester, in the waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000 including Stow-on-the-Wold, Northleach, Burford, Carterton, Lechlade on Thames, Fairford, Farringdon, Highworth, Cricklade, Tetbury, Crudwell, Oaksey, Minety, Broad Blunsdon, Longcot, Whelford, South Cerney, Kemble, Tarlton, Rodmarton, Poulton, Bagendon, Barnsley, Quenington, Alvescot, Bibury, Winson, Chedworth, Aldsworth, Great Barrington, Serborne, Chalford, Bisley, Duntisbourne Abbots, Cranham, Colesbourne, Birdlip, Withington, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Shurdington, Bishop ...

Map No. 163, Cheltenham & Cirencester, in a waterproof & tear-resistant version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000 including Stow-on-the-Wold, Northleach, Burford, Carterton, Lechlade on Thames, Fairford, Farringdon, Highworth, Cricklade, Tetbury, Crudwell, Oaksey, Minety, Broad Blunsdon, Longcot, Whelford, South Cerney, Kemble, Tarlton, Rodmarton, Poulton, Bagendon, Barnsley, Quenington, Alvescot, Bibury, Winson, Chedworth, Aldsworth, Great Barrington, Serborne, Chalford, Bisley, Duntisbourne Abbots, Cranham, Colesbourne, Birdlip, Withington, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Shurdington, Bishop ...

Cheltenham & Gloucester in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Ashleworth, Bishop

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