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 Parsloes:
This detailed map covers the eastern part of Barking, the western part of Dagenham, but in 1915 was entirely rural. "The land about us was flat and uninteresting but it was genuine Essex countryside" said Hardy Amies. The only significant feature is Parsloes Trotting Track, in the centre of the map. The LTS railway runs west-east across the map, still with no stations here. Gale Street and Hallbutt Street are the principal roads. Soon, however, the vast Becontree housing estate would be built and this area would change for ever.
The map links up with Essex Sheet 79.13 Becontree Heath to the north, 86.04 Upney to the west, 87.02 Dagenham to the east.
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You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and Prices, see 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 / 2 Oct 2005