Old maps of Kensington and Chelsea

Maps of Kensington and Chelsea

A PLAN of the ROADS Under the DIRECTION and CARE of this TRUST and divers Roads Adjacent.

1 : 16351 The title of this road map of Kensington and Chelsea appears in a panel above the plan, with the compass star at top right and scale bar at bottom left. The roads within the Kensington and Hyde Park Trust are indicated by a shadowed line; the king's private roads by a double line; the common roads by a double dotted line; and the footpaths by a single dotted line. Turnpikes and junctions are numbered for reference with distances given in a table down the left side of the plate. Roberts, R.

A PLAN of HYDE-PARK with the CITY and LIBERTIES of WESTMINSTER &c. Shewing the several IMPROVEMENTS propos'd

This plan shows renovations in Hyde Park and around Westminster.Two Royal palaces have been planned, in Hyde Park and Green Park. The red lines show an intention to regularize the street plan, replacing the narrow irregular streets with a gridlike formation. Gwynn, John

London VI.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Surrey II.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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London X.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington

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A Plan of the Palace Gardens and TOWN of KENSINGTON

1 : 4800 The title of this plan of Kensington Palace and gardens appears in English and French, with scale bars and a key to architectural and natural features, in a panel below the plan. Kensington Gardens were originally attached to Nottingham House, which was bought in 1689 by William III and turned into Kensington Palace. Queen Mary took a great interest in the gardens and had them landscaped by royal gardeners in formal Dutch patterns. Uprooted by order of Queen Anne at the beginning of the 18th century, the Dutch gardens were replaced in 1726 by this Wise and Bridgeman design, including the round pond, the Broad Walk and the Temple Lodge. Rocque, John

HYDE PARK

1 : 3960 The title and compass star of this plan appear at middle left, with them scale bar at bottom right. At over 340 acres the largest of all the royal parks, Hyde Park was originally a hunting ground for deer, boars and wild bull. Bequeathed to the monks of Westminster after the conquest of Geoffrey de Mandeville in the 1140s, the park was appropriated by Henry VIII at the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536. The park was opened to the public at the beginning of the 17th century, and remained a deer hunting ground until 1768. Bennett, S.

PLAN OF HYDE PARK as it was in 1725

1 : 792 This retrospective plan of Hyde Park was produced from an earlier plan held in the Vestry Room in St George's Church, Hanover Square. Its title features at top right, with the scale bar at top left. At over 340 acres of land the largest of all the royal parks, Hyde Park was originally a hunting ground for deer, boars and wild bull. Bequeathed to the monks of Westminster after the conquest of Geoffrey de Mandeville in the 1140s, the park was appropriated by Henry VIII at the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536. The park was opened to the public at the beginning of the 17th century, and remained a deer hunting ground until 1768. Neele

London (1915- Numbered sheets) IV.16 (includes: City Of Westminster; Kensington; Paddington) - 25 Inch Map

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London (First Editions c1850s) XLII (includes: City Of Westminster; Kensington; Paddington) - 25 Inch Map

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London (1915- Numbered sheets) VIII.4 (includes: Battersea; Chelsea; Kensington) - 25 Inch Map

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London (First Editions c1850s) LIII (includes: Battersea; Chelsea; Kensington) - 25 Inch Map

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MILITARY SKETCH OF HYDE PARK

This plan shows the barracks along Knightsbridge erected for the Horse Guard at the end of the 18th century. The title appears at lower left, below the scale bar. At over 340 acres the largest of the royal parks, Hyde Park was originally a hunting ground for deer, boars and wild bull. Bequeathed to the monks of Westminster after the conquest of Geoffrey de Mandeville in the 1140s, the park was appropriated by Henry VIII at the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536. The park was opened to e public at the beginning of the 17th century and remained a deer-hunting ground until 1768. Baker, B.

London (1915- Numbered sheets) IV.12 (includes: City Of Westminster; Paddington; St Marylebone) - 25 Inch Map

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London (First Editions c1850s) XXXIII (includes: City Of Westminster; Paddington; St Marylebone) - 25 Inch Map

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Plan Generale du Palais & Jardins de Kensington Situe dans la Conte de Middlesex a 2 miles de Londres tres Exactement Leve dessiene & Grave par Jean Rocque 1736

1 : 2400 On this plan of Kensington Palace and gardens, the key is at bottom left, with title and dedication at bottom centre, and scale bar at bottom left. The Kensington Gardens were originally attached to Nottingham House, which was bought in 1689 by William III and turned into Kensington Palace. Queen Mary took a great interest in the gardens and had them landscaped by royal gardeners in formal Dutch patterns. Uprooted by order of Queen Anne at the beginning of the 18th century, the Dutch gardens were replaced in 1726 by this Wise and Bridgeman design, which included the round pond, the Broad Walk and the Temple Lodge. Rocque, John

PADDINGTON Estate Design. Letting Ground on Building Leases opposite to HYDE PARK

1 : 2400 The development of Paddington began at the end of the Napoleonic wars, when the Bishop of London granted permission for building on his estate north of Hyde Park. Under Gutch's supervision, works continued into the 1850s, extending to Bayswater and the Edgware and Harrow Roads.The plan shows the new letting ground on the Bishop of London's estate in pink without shading, along with the reservoirs of the Grand Junction Canal Company and the ground plot of the Great Western Railway terminus.The title of this plan appears at top right, with compass rose at top left and scale bar at the foot of the plate. Gutch, George

Plan of a LEASEHOLD ESTATE Situate at Pimlico IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX belonging to ... 1825

1 : 2400 This is a plan of the leasehold of Earl Grosvenor,later Marquis of Westminster, in Belgrave Square. Earl Grosvenor was granted permission by Parliament to develop the ten acre site in 1826, and commisioned the young architect George Basevi, a pupil of John Soane's, to design the square. Grosvenor's name has been smudged from the title at top right.

IMPROVED PLAN of the Termination of the GRAND JUNCTION CANAL at PADDINGTON With the Intended New Streets on the Estates of the Bishop of London

1 : 4800 The old course of the canal is indicated in blue.The improvements to the canal included: three new wharfs with enclosed reservoirs, at "A"; a service reservoir, at "B"; the enlargement of the canal by Arrow Road to allow barges to dock, at "C"; and a new basin for leisure boats, at "D". Also noted are three-and-a-half acres of land claimed by a Mr White, indicated by the letter "E".

Plan of the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square

The streets of the parish are numbered in red ink for reference, with a key along the left side of the sheet.The Parish of St George was created in 1725 and covered an area previously in the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields that stretched from Regent Street (then called Swallow Street) to the Serpentine, and from Oxford Street to Mayfair, Belgravia and Pimlico.

Drawn plan of the Manor of Eybury

1 : 3192 This is a 19th-Century copy of a 1614 survey found in the records relating to the Grosvenor Estate. The plan shows the low-lying canals running from Oxford Street to the River Thames that were later used to operate the Chelsea Waterworks. Saunders, G.

ST. GEORGE'S PARISH, HANOVER SQUARE.

1 : 8448 This plan of the Parish of St George is surrounded by views of St George's church, Knightsbridge chapel, Conduit Street chapel, Chelsea chapel, Audley Street chapel and Berkeley chapel, the whole set within a decorative border. The title and imprint appear at the foot of the plate. The Parish of St George was created in 1725 and covered an area previously in the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields that stretched from Regent Street (then called Swallow Street) to the Serpentine, and from Oxford Street to Mayfair, Belgravia and Pimlico. Bickham, J.

PLAN of the LANDS at PADDINGTON Proposed to be Leased and Exchanged by the Bishop of London and his Lessees AND THE Grand JUNCTION CANAL Company.

1 : 3168 Paddington was a predominantly rural area until the end of the 18th century.The Bishop of London granted the Grand Junction Canal Company permission to extend the canal from Brentford to Paddington.The Paddington Estate Act also allowed developers to start building on the estate.The title of this plan appears at top left. A reference table at bottom right gives a key to hatching and the dimensions of lots that formed part of the lease and exchange between the bishop and the canal company. Cary, J.

London (1915- Numbered sheets) VIII.3 (includes: Fulham; Hammersmith) - 25 Inch Map

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London (Edition of 1894-96) LXXXVI (includes: Fulham; Hammersmith) - 25 Inch Map

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London (First Editions c1850s) LII (includes: Fulham; Hammersmith) - 25 Inch Map

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London (1915- Numbered sheets) IV.15 (includes: Fulham; Hammersmith; Kensington) - 25 Inch Map

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London (Edition of 1894-96) LXXIII (includes: Fulham; Hammersmith; Kensington) - 25 Inch Map

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London (First Editions c1850s) XLI (includes: Fulham; Hammersmith; Kensington) - 25 Inch Map

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