1864 map of London

[jopsuk]

Saw this, thought there might be a few on here interested.
"Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs, Showing All The Proposed Metropolitan Railways and Improvements."
It's a map from 1864, viewable in high resolution, with a lot of detail with regards the railways that existed and the planned Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways. Enjoy!

 

[pendolino]

That's a great find, thanks! I could spend hours looking at it. It even shows the original north bank of the Thames in Westminster with Bazalgette's Victoria Embankment 'In Progress' and the watergate actually on the riverbank instead of in the middle of a park (which is where it is now - in Victoria Embankment Gardens)

 

[Greenback]

Yes, it's fascinating - I love old maps.

 

[Capybara]

Why is it that the bit you are interested in is always on the join?

 

[At_traction]

"Site for New Foreign Office" & New Bridewell where Westminster Cathedral is now.

What's with the "North Metropolitan Railway" north of North London line, extending due west and crossing GER at Stratford:
http://london1864.com/stanford27.htm

Doesn't ring any bells, but perhaps I'm missing something. Just a plan or approved for construction in 1866?

 

[moonrakerz]

Brilliant - thanks !

 

[jopsuk]

this is quite an interesting view- notice the warren of streets to the west of St Pancras Road

 

[pendolino]

this is quite an interesting view- notice the warren of streets to the west of St Pancras Road

Most of that's still there too! Although many of the buildings have been rebuilt post War - a lot of social housing.

 

[CarterUSM]

Absolutley beautiful!

 

[ANorthernGuard]

wish there was one online for the area around Mcr Piccadilly, I'm sure there was a hell of alot more activity around there then what we can see now, bridges in strange places etc. etc.

 

[kentuckytony]

Gotta chime in with Pendolino's comment - I could spend hours looking at it.

 

[Blue Pool Halt]

Yes , fascinating .

Don't forget, if you have an iPhone/Touch/iPad , the free 'Old maps' app is useful for tracing old lines, goods yard layouts/gas work sidings etc ( dating back to 1880s or so) as it overlays with Google maps .

 

[Mojo]

Ooh! My street is on that map. But it has a different name now.

Apparently my block was built c.1900, so I wonder what was here before.

 

[pendolino]

Gotta chime in with Pendolino's comment - I could spend hours looking at it.

I have been! There's some fascinating historical features on there: the old Surrey Canal from the docks to Camberwell; Bricklayers Arms depot; Bethelehem Hospital (aka 'Bedlam' in its third home at what is now the Imperial War Museum). And fields in so much of what is now suburbia. Great stuff. It's just a shame that some of the bits in the city centre I'd quite like to take a close look at have those coloured circles on them.

edit: but it only shows the Croydon Canal going as far as New Cross. The railway south to Norwood Jct follows the line of the old canal - you can still see reeds growing lineside today.

and: 'North Western and Charing Cross Junction Railway' ???

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Ace find mate cheers - out of curiousity, is the light area in the very north and a large chunk of the south fields and farmlands?

What would the population around this time have been - 1,000,000-2,000,000? I know Romford was a farming village hock: