Maps of Westminster
A reduced copy of FISHER'S GROUND PLAN of the ROYAL PALACE of WHITEHALL, taken in the Reign of CHARLES 2d 1680.
This plan of the Royal Palace was published in the early 19th century, but is actually a copy of a plan dating from 1680. A black star shows where King Charles I was beheaded in the January of 1649, after he was convicted of treason by Parliament. Smith, John Thomas
A drawn Plan of the Palace at Whitehall, taken about 1680
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 181
1 : 480 This detailed 1888 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-six sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
A Plan of St Margarets Parish Westminster showing the improvements of Parliament Street & Bridge Street
This is a map showing the area south of King's Street before the development of Parliament Street. The building marked "A" was pulled down in 1806, with others, to create space around St Margaret's Church and the abbey. The dotted lines that are superimposed on the map show Parliament Street and Bridge Street. John Thomas Smith
A PLAN of Part of Westminster, from the Hall to the Plantation Office, taken from an actual Survey
1 : 1143 The pricked lines show the boundary of Westminster as it was in 1738. Single pricked lines are houses to be pulled down, while double pricked lines are houses to remain as they are. Shaded blocks are the new houses, with the darker border of these indicating their frontage. Westminster Bridge is annotated ''if it is so approved by Parliament''.
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 182
1 : 480 This detailed 1888 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-six sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
Plan of Spring Gardens, with Improvements and Additions.] 1
1 : 456 Plan of the proposed improvements to the Spring gardens in St James's. The gardens were known for the Great Room, used throughout the 18th century as an exhibition room, museum and concert hall. Chawner, Thomas
Whitehall, showing the Admiralty
1 : 192 Stretching from the edge of St James's Park to Buckingham Court and Spring Garden Mews, this map shows the Admiralty buildings at Whitehall. Ordnance Storehouses are noted along the edge of the park. The drawing features plans of the individual buildings, including details such as staircases, piers and water closets. Chawner, Thomas
Plan of Whitehall Place
1 : 180 Plan showing properties in Whitehall Place. Chawner, Thomas
Schetch for the Situation of a Palace at Whitehall the better to Settle that of a Bridge and of a Road to it
Plan of a proposed new palace at Whitehall with key down the left side of the plate.
The Plan of ye City of Westminster [showing five locations proposed for the placing of a new bridge]
1 : 3600 Due to the growth of the area in the 18th century, a bridge at Westminster became necessary.This plan shows suggested locations for the building of a bridge. The five locations proposed are: "A", the Horse Ferry on Millbank; "B", College Street or the Slaughter House; "C", the wool stable opposite New Place Yard; "D", Stephen's Alley; "E", Whitehall. There are evident concerns about the Whitehall location being too near the 'elbow' of the river. Cole, B.
London VII.83 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
Plan of Westminster Improvements - in Explanation of Report of Select Committee Ho. Co. 31st May 1810
1 : 1920 The printing of this plan was ordered by the House of Commons. It highlights an available premises on Princess Street in orange. Intersecting lines run from Whitehall Chapel to Westminster Abbey, indicating plans to widen the road. This area housed one of the worst tenement complexes (or 'rookeries') in London, something partly attributable to the custom of giving sanctuary to criminals within the abbey precints and the surrounding area. Broad Sanctuary St survives to this day as a testimony to this history. The widening of roads in the area and the construction of Victoria Street from 1845 to 51 resulted in the demolition of much of the rookery. Basire, J.
GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN WESTMINSTER ACCORDING TO MEMORIALS OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 15TH DEC.R 1813 & 11TH JUNE 1814
1 : 1920 The pink lines on this map show the extent to which King Street and an ''occassional carriageway'' (linking it to St Margaret's Street) are to be widened.& Property on Prince Street and in Old Palace Yard is also marked to be affected by the development.This plans part of a series printed by order of the House of Commons. This area contained one of the worst tenement complexes (or 'rookeries') in London, something partly attributable to the custom of giving sanctuary to criminals within the abbey precincts and the surrounding area. The name Broad Sanctuary Street is a surviving testimony to this history. The widening of roads in the area the construction of Victoria Street from 1845 to 51 resulted in the demolition of much of the rookery. Basire, J.
PLAN OF THE CHARING CROSS & STRAND IMPROVEMENTS 1832
Trafalgar Square is indicated in this plan of Charing Cross as King William Square. The National Gallery of Painting and Sculpture is also indicated on the plan. Founded in 1824, the National Gallery was initially housed in a building in Pall Mall until a more suitable one was built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in 1832-38 to a design by William Wilkins. Wyld, James
A PLAN of Part of the Ancient City of WESTMINSTER
1 : 1010 In the forty years prior to the publication of this map Sir Christopher Wren had been surveyor of the area around Westminster Abbey and had undertaken restoration work, while his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor designed the West Towers. The layout of individual piers in Westminster Abbey is shown. C. Fourdrinier & Co,
A PLAN of Part of the Ancient City of Westminster
1 : 1028 Thomas Lediard was the agent and surveyor for the Commission for Streets and Waterways.Westminster bridge, the first major bridge to be built across the Thames since the medieval London Bridge, is marked as "New Bridge".The expansion of Westminster in the 18th century necessitated an alternative to the timber Putney Bridge, the only river crossing west of the City.The grey blocks featured on this map are new buildings on the new streets near the approach to Westminster Bridge. Thomas Lediard Esq
London VII.73 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
A plan of part of the Parish of St Margaret's before the building of Great George Street
Great George Street was built between 1752 and 57 as the westward extension of Bridge Street. The layout of the new street is shown in pencil lines. Smith, John Thomas
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 180
1 : 480 This detailed 1888 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-six sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
A Plan of the Improvements at Westminster
1 : 800 The building of Westminster Bridge involved replanning and rebuilding around the approaches. New buildings, stables and coach houses marked out on this plan.
A Plan of the Property that was sold in the Strand & Chandos Street June 25th 1830
The lots to be sold are highlighted in pink and blue. Ingrey, C.
GROUND PLAN OF PART OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, as it appeared at the CORONATION of KING GEORGE III.1761. (From Rocque''s scare plan of London,)
This is a proof plan details the procession platform, covered in blue cloth, that led from Westminster Hall to the Abbey and the Coronation Theatre within the Abbey. With 60 years as king, George III had the second longest reign in British history. He was third Hanoverian monarch, but the first to be born in England and use English as his first language. His reign was curtailed by bouts of mental instability, blamed by many contemporary commentators on the strain of the American conflict, but more likely caused by the160 hereditary physical disorder porphyria. He was a cultured monarch who donated to the nation a collection of books as the nucleus of a national library, now held in the King's Tower in the British Library. Major, John
Plan of the Great Mews, now Trafalgar Square
1 : 468 This detailed plan shows the houses and stables in what is now Trafalgar Square (indicated on the plan as the Great Mews), recording the ownership of each property. The plan shows the Crown Stables for the State Horses on the site where the National Gallery now stands. Chawner, Thomas
Sketch of the Procession Usually Observed in the Coronation of our KINGS & QUEENS together with a PLAN pointing out Several new Paths and their Parts Adjacent
A sketch of individuals and their order in the coronation procession is featured at the top of the page.60 years as king, George III's was the second longest reign in British history. He was third Hanoverian monarch, but the first to be born in England and use English as his first language. His reign was curtailed by periodic bouts of mental instability,which many contemporary commentators ascribed to the strain of the American conflict,but was more likely caused by the hereditary physical disorder called porphyria. He was a cultured monarch who donated to the nation a royal collection of books as the nucleus of a national library, now held in the King's Tower;in the British Library.
Drawn plan of the Goring Estate] 3
This is a copy by Crace of a plam of the Goring Estate as it was in 1640. The drawing shows the site in Mulberry Garden Fields where Buckingham Palace was built. Crace, Frederick
Views of London in 1616 and 1890
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WESTMINSTER
This plan-view of Westminster was published in Norden's 'Speculum Britanniae' in 1593. The title appears at top right below the royal arms, with a compass rose at the foot of the plate. Under different jurisdiction than the City of London, Westminster had developed during the middle ages into a centre of royal administration. Along the Strand are the former residences of the Bishops deposed at the Reformation. By the late 16th Century, these properties were in the hands of the Queen's courtiers, statesmen and other people of influence. Norden, John
A SURVEY OF THE CONDUITS &c. to WHITEHALL, St.JAMES &c.
1 : 3600 This is a 19th century copy of an original 1718 plan held by the Society of Antiquaries. t details the conduits supplying water to St. James's and Whitehall from Hyde Park. Long
