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. For other information and Prices, see Index Page.
Here are the details of maps for Crystal Palace:
The two maps listed here are from different series, for Kent and London, and so the sheetlines are somewhat different.
The sheetlines of the early Kent series map are kinder to the Crystal Palace itself. This is at the heart of a most attractive map, Sheet 7.10, which covers the Crystal Palace - the map even shows the interior layout - and the grounds in all their glory. The map stretches from Gipsy Hill station eastward to Penge station on the LCD line, from Crystal Palace station northward to Upper Sydenham and Wells Road. A more detailed plan of the Palace, from the Illustrated London News, is on the reverse. The map links up with Kent Sheet 7.14 Anerley & Penge to the south.
The sheetlines for Sheet 146 are slightly different and are really centred on Anerley Hill. This map just covers part of the Crystal Palace, at the top of the map, and covers an area southward to South Norwood Lake, from Beulah Hill eastward to Maple Road and Penge Recreation Ground. Features include Crystal Palace (Low Level) station, Penge and Anerley stations on the Brighton line, Queen's Hotel, Central Hill, Westow Hill, the western part of Penge, North Surrey District Schools, and much of Anerley. On the reverse are street directories for Auckland Road, Churcfh Road, Westow Hill and Westow Street.
An index map showing the areas covered by this and adjacent London maps is available here. The map links up with London Sheets 137 Upper Sydenham to the north, 144 Norbury to the west and 146 Beckenham to the east.
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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 / 14 October 2005