South Wimbledon and Merton Park 1894

South Wimbledon and Merton Park in 1894 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 an area stretching from Pepys Road and the east end of Raynes Park station eastward to Montague Road and Merton Park station, and from the south end of Wimbledon station and The Broadway southward to Manor Farm and Mostyn Road, covering the southern end of Wimbledon. Features include Wimbledon College, Worple Road, Mertonhall Farm, west and south railway approaches to Wimbledon, the original All England tennis ground, Kingston Road. Street directory extracts are included for Denmark Rd, Graham Rd, Hartfield Crescent, Hartfield Rd, Palmerston Grove and Thornton Hill.

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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