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 Southend Village:
The Ordnance Survey did not include this area in their London Series until this edition and many would still regard it as part of Kent. The map covers the village of Southend, south of Catford, and even in 1914 it is largely rural. However at the north of the map building is taking place along Bellingham Road, while the tramway extends down to Southend, where new roads have been laid out. There is a stretch of railway down the western side of the map, with Bellingham and Beckenham Hill stations. There are several sports grounds, including Foxgrove Golf Course, and beyond that countryside. A slightly grey map (the fault of the original, not us) but fascinating for the way the area has changed. The author, John Coulter, comments that "It would be difficult to find a sheet of the 1914 Ordnance Survey, not purely rural, which shows so few buildings that are still standing. This is a sheet to enjoy in the home, perhaps, rather than as a tool for exploration". Our map also includes directories for Bellingham Road, Bromley Road and Southend.
No index map is available for this map, I'm afraid; however, it links up directly with Sheets 129 Catford to the north and 138 Lower Sydenham to the west.
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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 / 13 August 2005