Swiss Cottage And South Hampstead 1937

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Swiss Cottage & South Hampstead in 1937 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 of this map have been published, centred on Swiss Cottage with its underground station, New College (a training college for dissenting ministers), & School for the Blind. The map also covers West Hampstead, & the area of south & west Hampstead developed as part of the Maryon Wilson estate. It also

Includes:: part of the Belsize estate. In the north-eastern part of the map is a stretch of Haverstock Hill, including Hampstead Vestry Hall; in the south-eastern corner is part of Primrose Hill, while Edgware Road cuts across the south-western corner. Several railways emerge from tunnels on the map, including the LNWR at Loudon Road station, & Metropolitan, Midland & Hampstead Junction at the Finchley Road stations. Principal roads include Priory Road, Finchley Road, Fitzjohns Avenue, Eton Avenue, Adelaide Avenue & many more. The 1871 map shows an area which is still largely undeveloped north of Swiss Cottage. This map

Includes:: extracts from an early street directory for Adelaide Road, Belsize Road/ Square, Finchley New Rd & Loudon Road. The 1937 map, by contrast, shows the area entirely built up. Its selection of street directory entries on the reverse

Includes:: Belsize Avenue/ Crescent/ Grove/ Lane, Elsworthy Road, Finchley Road, Fitzjohns Avenue & Greencroft Gardens. 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.