We have published more than 1,800 maps in our series of Old Ordnance Survey Map reprints, some 300 of them in the London area. The maps are highly detailed. They are taken from the OS 1:2,500 (or 25 inch) maps and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. They show streets with individual houses, tram tracks, railway tracks and even signals, factories, wharves and such details as fountains and water troughs. They will provide hours of fascination for historians and genealogists. The maps are neatly folded and each includes a specially written introduction to the area. Maps can be purchased on our On-line Mapshop where further information about titles is given.
Here are the details of maps for Balham & Clapham Park:
We have published two versions of this map, showing how the area developed across the years. It covers an area stretching from Mayford Road and Wontner Road eastward to Montrell Road and Killieser Avenue; and from Temperley Road and Yukon Road southward to Ritherdon Road and Mount Ephraim Road. These streets, however, are generally not yet built on the 1872 map, where development is at an earlier stage; this map is very attractive, showing villas on the main roads with their leafy gardens. Principal roads on both maps are a long stretch of Balham Road on the west side of the map, and Atkins Road, Thornton Road and New Park Road in the Clapham Park area to the east. Other features include Balham and Streatham Hill stations, Bedfordhill House, Tooting Bec Common. Each map has street directory extracts and the 1872 map has the Balham Court Guide.
An index map showing the areas covered by this and adjacent maps is available here. The map links up with Sheets 115 Clapham Common to the north, 124 Wandsworth Common to the west, 126 Streatham Hill to the east, 135 West Streatham to the south.
Follow this link for a complete list of our London maps.
You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, go to The Index Page.
Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of maps for London, return to the London page
The Godfrey Edition / godfreyedition@btinternet.com / 8 Sept 2005