West Croydon & Selhurst in 1911 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 north Croydon & the area known, perhaps confusingly, as West Croydon, taking its name from the railway station. Coverage stretches from Handcroft Road & Sumner Road eastward to Dartnell Road & Jesmond Road, & from West Croydon station northward to Selhurst station & Edith Road. Features include numerous railway junctions (Norwood Fork Junction, Selhurst Junction, Windmill Bridge Junction, Gloucester Road Junction) Croydon Common Athletic Ground, home to Croydon Common FC &, for a while, Crystal Palace; Croydon Workhouse, Queens Road Cemetery, General Hospital, Croydon Union Infirmary; Addiscombe Road station. On the reverse are street directories for St James`s Road, Sydenham Road, Whitehorse Road, Whitehorse Lane. 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.