Harrow-on-the-Hill 1935

Harrow-on-the-Hill in 1935 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 centre of Harrow-on-the-Hill and the area to the west, with Roxeth to the south. Coverage stretches from Harrow School westward to Imperial Drive and from Harrow-on-the-Hill station southward to Sherwood Road and Sudbury Hill. Features include Harrow School, St Mary''s church, High Street, Roxeth Hill, Christ Church, Northolt Road, gasworks, Bessborough Road, West Harrow station, cricket grounds, St Peter''s church, Isolation Hospital. West Harrow was being developed at the time of this map so many streets are shown under development. The map extends almost to Rayners Lane station. On the reverse we include extracts from a 1933 directory of Harrow.

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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