Croydon East: Coombe Park & Addiscombe Road 1895 - 158

Croydon East: Coombe Park and Addiscombe Road area in 1895 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 the eastern part of Croydon, from the Addiscombe Road southward to Coombe Park. Features include Shirley House, Addiscombe Farm, Coombe Lane station, Parkhill House, Brickwood House, St Mary Magdalene church, Addiscombe Road etc. Extracts from a 1934 street directory are on the reverse.

About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series:
Selected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.

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